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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| plutocracy | government by the wealthy |
| fit | acceptable from a particular viewpoint (as of competence or morality) : proper |
| imperturbable | marked by extreme calm, impassivity, and steadiness : serene |
| amble | to go at or as if at an easy gait : saunter |
| infernal | of or relating to a nether world of the dead |
| plait | pleat |
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| forsake | to renounce or turn away from entirely |
| trample | tramp |
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