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 |
|---|---|
| bucolic | of or relating to shepherds or herdsmen : pastoral |
| ballast | a heavy substance (such as rocks or water) placed in such a way as to improve stability and control (as of the draft of a ship or the buoyancy of a balloon or submarine) |
| threat | an expression of intention to inflict evil, injury, or damage |
| impenetrable | incapable of being penetrated or pierced |
| congruence | the quality or state of agreeing, coinciding, or being congruent |
| quicksilver | mercury |
| perfidious | of, relating to, or characterized by perfidy |
| crochet | needlework consisting of the interlocking of looped stitches formed with a single thread and a hooked needle |
| hurtle | to move rapidly or forcefully |
| affluence | abundance of property : wealth |