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 |
|---|---|
| impersonal | having no personal reference or connection |
| placate | to soothe or mollify especially by concessions : appease |
| corroborate | to support with evidence or authority : make more certain |
| theoretical | existing only in theory : hypothetical |
| generic | relating to or characteristic of a whole group or class : general |
| tonsure | the Roman Catholic or Eastern rite of admission to the clerical state by the clipping or shaving of a portion of the head |
| petrify | to convert (organic matter) into stone or a substance of stony hardness by the infiltration of water and the deposition of dissolved mineral matter |
| insatiable | incapable of being satisfied : quenchless |
| audit | a formal examination of an organization's or individual's accounts or financial situation |
| constituent | a member of a constituency |