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
bohemiana native or inhabitant of Bohemia
edifyto instruct and improve especially in moral and religious knowledge : uplift
repositorya place, room, or container where something is deposited or stored : depository
odysseya long wandering or voyage usually marked by many changes of fortune
omniscienthaving infinite awareness, understanding, and insight
prepossessingcreating prejudice
adjunctsomething joined or added to another thing but not essentially a part of it
persistto go on resolutely or stubbornly in spite of opposition, importunity, or warning
pervertto cause to turn aside or away from what is good or true or morally right : corrupt
orientto direct (something, such as a book or film) toward the interests of a particular group