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 |
|---|---|
| insidious | having a gradual and cumulative effect : subtle |
| ratify | to approve and sanction formally : confirm |
| incantation | a use of spells or verbal charms spoken or sung as a part of a ritual of magic |
| grudge | to be unwilling to give or admit : give or allow reluctantly or resentfully |
| earthly | characteristic of or belonging to this earth |
| shuffle | to mix in a mass confusedly : jumble |
| obsequious | marked by or exhibiting a fawning attentiveness |
| bane | a source of harm or ruin : curse |
| misanthrope | a person who hates or distrusts humankind |
| suffuse | to spread over or through in the manner of fluid or light : flush |