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
precipitateto throw violently : hurl
maula heavy often wooden-headed hammer used especially for driving wedges
conventionagreement
littera covered and curtained couch provided with shafts and used for carrying a single passenger
impugnto assail by words or arguments : oppose or attack as false or lacking integrity
adversitya state or instance of serious or continued difficulty or misfortune
absolutefree from imperfection : perfect
caliberdegree of mental capacity or moral quality
compliancethe act or process of complying to a desire, demand, proposal, or regimen or to coercion
heterogeneousconsisting of dissimilar or diverse ingredients or constituents : mixed