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 |
|---|---|
| commemorative | intended as a commemoration |
| umbrage | a feeling of pique or resentment at some often fancied slight or insult |
| remit | to lay aside (a mood or disposition) partly or wholly |
| peddle | to travel about with wares for sale |
| snicker | to laugh in a covert or partly suppressed manner : titter |
| abdicate | to renounce a throne, high office, dignity, or function |
| well-bred | having or displaying the politeness and good manners associated especially with people of high social class |
| inverse | opposite in order, nature, or effect |
| rebate | to reduce the force or activity of : diminish |
| deflect | to turn (something) aside especially from a straight course or fixed direction |