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 |
|---|---|
| petty | having secondary rank or importance : minor |
| spatula | a flat thin implement used especially for spreading or mixing soft substances, scooping, or lifting |
| upshot | the final result : outcome |
| granary | a storehouse for threshed grain |
| disperse | to cause to break up (see break up |
| derogatory | expressive of a low opinion : disparaging |
| tractable | capable of being easily led, taught, or controlled : docile |
| ragamuffin | a ragged often disreputable person |
| hostility | deep-seated usually mutual ill will |
| ineluctable | not to be avoided, changed, or resisted : inevitable |