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
codicila legal instrument made to modify an earlier will
chivalrousvaliant
baubletrinket
excerpta passage (as from a book or musical composition) selected, performed, or copied : extract
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methodicalarranged, characterized by, or performed with method or order
deportto send out of the country by legal deportation
vertexthe top of the head
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lustrousreflecting light evenly and efficiently without glitter or sparkle