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 |
|---|---|
| cognate | of the same or similar nature : generically alike |
| serrated | notched or toothed on the edge |
| reverend | worthy of reverence : revered |
| biennial | occurring every two years |
| residue | something that remains after a part is taken, separated, or designated or after the completion of a process : remnant |
| imponderable | not ponderable : incapable of being weighed or evaluated with exactness |
| salacious | arousing or appealing to sexual desire or imagination |
| grovel | to creep with the face to the ground : crawl |
| prone | having a tendency or inclination : being likely |
| quiver | a case for carrying or holding arrows |