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 |
|---|---|
| tryst | an agreement (as between lovers) to meet |
| creep | to move along with the body prone and close to the ground |
| shackle | something (such as a manacle or fetter) that confines the legs or arms |
| vaporize | to convert (as by the application of heat or by spraying) into vapor |
| ruse | a wily subterfuge |
| apparent | open to view : visible |
| accretion | the process of growth or enlargement by a gradual buildup: such as |
| bulge | to jut out : swell |
| devolve | to pass on (something, such as responsibility, rights, or powers) from one person or entity to another |
| partial | of or relating to a part rather than the whole : not general or total |