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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| incommodious | not commodious : inconvenient |
| fertile | producing or bearing many crops in great quantities : productive |
| jollity | the quality or state of being jolly : merriment |
| hapless | having no luck : unfortunate |
| emolument | the returns arising from office or employment usually in the form of compensation or perquisites |
| microcosm | a little world |
| couple | two persons married, engaged, or otherwise romantically paired |
| abdicate | to renounce a throne, high office, dignity, or function |
| seduce | to persuade to disobedience or disloyalty |
| mangy | affected with or resulting from mange |