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
fitfulcharacterized by fits or paroxysms
objectiveexpressing or dealing with facts or conditions as perceived without distortion by personal feelings, prejudices, or interpretations
aggrandizeto make great or greater : increase
affidavita sworn statement in writing made especially under oath or on affirmation (see affirmation
genealogyan account of the descent of a person, family, or group from an ancestor or from older forms
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triflesomething of little value, substance, or importance
solicitto make petition to : entreat
overweeningarrogant
marginthe part of a page or sheet outside the main body of printed or written matter