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 |
|---|---|
| denotation | an act or process of denoting |
| apothecary | one who prepares and sells drugs or compounds for medicinal purposes |
| squalor | the quality or state of being squalid |
| jeopardize | to expose to danger or risk : imperil |
| untenable | not able to be defended |
| ratiocination | the process of exact thinking : reasoning |
| wag | to be in motion : stir |
| cacophonous | marked by cacophony : harsh-sounding |
| ineffectual | not producing the proper or intended effect : futile |
| pinnace | a light sailing ship |