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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WordMeaning
abutto border on : to touch along an edge
muskyhaving an odor of or resembling musk
recessionthe act or action of receding : withdrawal
inextricableforming a maze or tangle from which it is impossible to get free
verisimilarhaving the appearance of truth : probable
sundryincluding many things of different kinds : miscellaneous
gentilitythe condition of belonging to the gentry
agendaa list or outline of things to be considered or done
barba medieval cloth headdress passing over or under the chin and covering the neck
archipelagoan expanse of water with many scattered islands