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 |
|---|---|
| quarry | game |
| vie | to strive for superiority : contend |
| bowdlerize | to expurgate (something, such as a book) by omitting or modifying parts considered vulgar |
| incisive | impressively direct and decisive (as in manner or presentation) |
| spartan | a native or inhabitant of ancient Sparta |
| whimsy | whim |
| verbatim | in the exact words : word for word |
| fancier | one that has a special liking or interest |
| enunciate | to make a definite or systematic statement of |
| vaporize | to convert (as by the application of heat or by spraying) into vapor |