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.

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WordMeaning
complicityassociation or participation in or as if in a wrongful act
diversionthe act or an instance of diverting or straying from a course, activity, or use : deviation
boorpeasant
docketa brief written summary of a document : abstract
metricalof, relating to, or composed in meter
hypnosisa trancelike state that resembles sleep but is induced by a person whose suggestions are readily accepted by the subject
wearyexhausted in strength, endurance, vigor, or freshness
emblazonto inscribe or adorn with or as if with heraldic bearings or devices
killjoyone who spoils the pleasure of others
confinesomething (such as borders or walls) that encloses