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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pellucidadmitting maximum passage of light without diffusion or distortion
staticexerting force by reason of weight alone without motion
awfulextremely disagreeable or objectionable
steadfastfirmly fixed in place : immovable
biennialoccurring every two years
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implyto express indirectly
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