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 |
|---|---|
| viscous | having a thick or sticky consistency : viscid |
| discretion | individual choice or judgment |
| wangle | to resort to trickery or devious methods |
| transpose | to change the relative place or normal order of : alter the sequence of |
| limpid | marked by transparency (see transparent |
| exasperate | to cause irritation or annoyance to |
| shoot | to eject or impel or cause to be ejected or impelled by a sudden release of tension (as of a bowstring or slingshot or by a flick of a finger) |
| provocative | serving or tending to provoke, excite, or stimulate |
| portly | dignified |
| incipient | beginning to come into being or to become apparent |