GRE Word List

MAKESHIFT

a usually crude and temporary expedient : substitute

The meaning of the word makeshift is a usually crude and temporary expedient : substitute.

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WordMeaning
damnto condemn to a punishment or fate
planeairplane
unearthlynot earthly: such as
exodusthe mainly narrative second book of canonical Jewish and Christian Scripture see Bible Table
litanya prayer consisting of a series of invocations and supplications by the leader with alternate responses by the congregation
pronehaving a tendency or inclination : being likely
untowarddifficult to guide, manage, or work with : unruly
penetrateto pass into or through
coniferany of an order (Coniferales) of mostly evergreen trees and shrubs having usually needle-shaped or scalelike leaves and including forms (such as pines) with true cones and others (such as yews) with an arillate fruit
reticentinclined to be silent or uncommunicative in speech : reserved