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 |
|---|---|
| damn | to condemn to a punishment or fate |
| plane | airplane |
| unearthly | not earthly: such as |
| exodus | the mainly narrative second book of canonical Jewish and Christian Scripture see Bible Table |
| litany | a prayer consisting of a series of invocations and supplications by the leader with alternate responses by the congregation |
| prone | having a tendency or inclination : being likely |
| untoward | difficult to guide, manage, or work with : unruly |
| penetrate | to pass into or through |
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| reticent | inclined to be silent or uncommunicative in speech : reserved |