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

WordMeaning
macabrehaving death as a subject : comprising or including a personalized representation of death
histrionicdeliberately affected : overly dramatic or emotional : theatrical
volubleeasily rolling or turning : rotating
alchemya medieval chemical science and speculative philosophy aiming to achieve the transmutation of the base metals into gold, the discovery of a universal cure for disease, and the discovery of a means of indefinitely prolonging life
tediumthe quality or state of being tedious : tediousness
frugalitythe quality or state of being frugal : careful management of material resources and especially money : thrift
derelictabandoned especially by the owner or occupant
expansivehaving a capacity or a tendency to expand
deferencerespect and esteem due a superior or an elder
explicateto give a detailed explanation of