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ersatz(adjective, fake, extra, crude, artificial)
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extemporized(adjective, informal, spontaneous, unplanned, unpremeditated)
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flimsy(adjective, poor, uncertain, feeble, hesitant)
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haphazard(adjective, unprepared)
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measure(noun, support, move, action, control)
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rough(adjective, simple, offensive, coarse, natural)
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surrogate(noun, support, person, thing, supply)
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temporary expedient(expression, idiom, supply, substitute, replacement)
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acting(adjective, limited, unsettled, brief, temporary)
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ad interim(expression, adjective, idiom)
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contrivance(noun, support, measure, material, property)
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deputy(noun, substitute, replacement, alternative, alternate)
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evanescent
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fleeting
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fugitive
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inaccurate(adjective, unpredictable, fickle, variable, undependable)
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momentary
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pro tempore
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short
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short-lived
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