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
braga pompous or boastful statement
migrantone that migrates: such as
odysseya long wandering or voyage usually marked by many changes of fortune
interto deposit (a dead body) in the earth or in a tomb
luminousemitting or reflecting usually steady, suffused, or glowing light
recuperateto get back : regain
blueof the color whose hue is that of the clear sky : of the color blue (see blue
draughta rough written version of something that is not yet in its final form; to write the first rough version of something such as a letter, speech, book or law; to choose people and send them somewhere for a special task
licensepermission to act
exacerbateto make more violent, bitter, or severe