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
viscoushaving a thick or sticky consistency : viscid
discretionindividual choice or judgment
wangleto resort to trickery or devious methods
transposeto change the relative place or normal order of : alter the sequence of
limpidmarked by transparency (see transparent
exasperateto cause irritation or annoyance to
shootto eject or impel or cause to be ejected or impelled by a sudden release of tension (as of a bowstring or slingshot or by a flick of a finger)
provocativeserving or tending to provoke, excite, or stimulate
portlydignified
incipientbeginning to come into being or to become apparent