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 |
|---|---|
| restive | stubbornly resisting control : balky |
| censure | a judgment involving condemnation |
| putrid | being in a state of putrefaction : rotten |
| somnolent | of a kind likely to induce sleep |
| embryonic | of or relating to an embryo |
| recrimination | a retaliatory accusation |
| diorama | a scenic representation in which a partly translucent painting is seen from a distance through an opening |
| maraud | to roam about and raid in search of plunder |
| jettison | to get rid of as superfluous or encumbering : omit or forgo as part of a plan or as the result of some other decision |
| hindmost | farthest to the rear : last |