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

WordMeaning
unscathedwholly unharmed : not injured
alchemya medieval chemical science and speculative philosophy aiming to achieve the transmutation of the base metals into gold, the discovery of a universal cure for disease, and the discovery of a means of indefinitely prolonging life
suturea strand or fiber used to sew parts of the living body
psychosisa serious mental illness (such as schizophrenia) characterized by defective or lost contact with reality often with hallucinations or delusions
supplantto supersede (another) especially by force or treachery
scrappyconsisting of scraps
bogusnot genuine : counterfeit
grudgeto be unwilling to give or admit : give or allow reluctantly or resentfully
decrepitudethe quality or state of being decrepit
vergebrink