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 |
|---|---|
| covert | not openly shown, engaged in, or avowed : veiled |
| appreciate | to grasp the nature, worth, quality, or significance of |
| jug | a large deep container (as of glass, earthenware, or plastic) with a narrow mouth and a handle |
| balm | a balsamic (see balsamic |
| undulating | having a wavy surface, edge, or markings |
| incoherent | lacking coherence: such as |
| forestall | to exclude, hinder, or prevent (something) by prior occupation or measures |
| disseminate | to spread abroad as though sowing seed |
| odds | the probability that one thing is so or will happen rather than another : chances |
| furor | an angry or maniacal fit : rage |