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 |
|---|---|
| extrinsic | not forming part of or belonging to a thing : extraneous |
| sportive | frolicsome |
| fractious | tending to be troublesome : unruly |
| tightwad | a close or miserly person |
| ratify | to approve and sanction formally : confirm |
| factotum | a person having many diverse activities or responsibilities |
| defunct | no longer living, existing, or functioning |
| fussy | easily upset : irritable |
| commiserate | to feel or express sympathy : condole |
| chameleon | any of a family (Chamaeleontidae) of chiefly arboreal (see arboreal |
