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 |
|---|---|
| manifold | marked by diversity or variety |
| gibe | to utter taunting words |
| checkered | marked by alternating squares of different colors, shades, or materials |
| ornate | marked by elaborate rhetoric (see rhetoric |
| draft | the act of drawing or pulling in a net |
| sojourn | a temporary stay |
| headstrong | not easily restrained : impatient of control, advice, or suggestions |
| diatribe | a bitter and abusive speech or piece of writing |
| indignation | anger aroused by something unjust, unworthy, or mean |
| quotidian | occurring every day |