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 |
|---|---|
| stolid | having or expressing little or no sensibility : unemotional |
| subsidiary | furnishing aid or support : auxiliary |
| cunning | dexterous or crafty in the use of special resources (such as skill or knowledge) or in attaining an end |
| inclined | having inclination, disposition, or tendency |
| aviary | a place for keeping birds confined |
| sonorous | producing sound (as when struck) |
| dint | force |
| porridge | a soft food made by boiling meal of grains or legumes in milk or water until thick |
| climactic | of, relating to, or constituting a climax |
| perspicacious | of acute mental vision or discernment : keen |