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.
Random words
Word | Meaning |
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diffuse | being at once verbose and ill-organized |
connotation | something suggested by a word or thing : implication |
unction | the act of anointing as a rite of consecration or healing |
miscellaneous | consisting of diverse things or members : heterogeneous |
abbreviate | to make briefer |
downcast | low in spirit : dejected |
buxom | vigorously or healthily plump |
multiform | having many forms or appearances |
touchy | marked by readiness to take offense on slight provocation |
retard | to delay or impede the development or progress of : to slow up especially by preventing or hindering advance or accomplishment |