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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WordMeaning
documentproof
yokela naive or gullible inhabitant of a rural area or small town
pertinaciousadhering resolutely to an opinion, purpose, or design
hoaxto trick into believing or accepting as genuine something false and often preposterous
slipshodwearing loose shoes or slippers
derangedmentally unsound : crazy
intangiblenot tangible : impalpable
caninea conical pointed tooth
vampirethe reanimated body of a dead person believed to come from the grave at night and suck the blood of persons asleep
implodeto burst inward