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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| contiguous | being in actual contact : touching along a boundary or at a point |
| personify | to conceive of or represent as a person or as having human qualities or powers |
| roil | to make turbid by stirring up the sediment or dregs of |
| except | with the exclusion or exception of |
| imperil | to bring into peril : endanger |
| spangle | a small plate of shining metal or plastic used for ornamentation especially on clothing |
| sage | one (such as a profound philosopher) distinguished for wisdom |
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| brazen | made of brass |
| layman | a person who is not a member of the clergy |