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 |
|---|---|
| provision | the act or process of providing |
| scowl | to contract the brow in an expression of displeasure |
| seasoned | a time characterized by a particular circumstance or feature |
| sophist | philosopher |
| annex | to attach as a quality, consequence, or condition |
| grumble | to mutter in discontent |
| efface | to eliminate or make indistinct by or as if by wearing away a surface |
| wither | to become dry and sapless |
| feral | of, relating to, or suggestive of a wild beast |
| congruent | congruous |