makeshift
adjectiveImprovised to meet an immediate need until a better solution is available.
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adjectiveChanging mood or behavior quickly and unpredictably.
meticulous
adjectiveVery careful and attentive to detail.
Careful about details
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misconstrue
verbTo interpret something incorrectly.
miserly
adjectiveExcessively unwilling to spend or share money or resources.
mitigate
verbTo reduce the severity, seriousness, or harmful effect of something.
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Make less severe
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mutable
adjectiveCapable of changing or prone to change.
myopia
nounNearsightedness; figuratively, a failure to consider wider or longer-term consequences.
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Limited long-term outlook
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