adjunct something added to another thing, but not essential ; a person connected with another as a helper or subordinate associate / added or connected in a secondary or subordinate way ; temporarily employed; something attached to but holding an inferior position
bivouac temporary encampment
bout a going and coming back again, as across a field in plowing; turn 2 a struggle; contest or match [a championship bout] 3 a period of time taken up by some activity, illness, etc.; spell [a bout of the flu, a bout of shopping]
brink the edge of a high place
capricious fickle; incalculable
cursory quick ; hurried ; done without attention to details; casual; hastily done
ephemeral living for a very short time ; transitory; short-lived; fleeting
evanescent tending to fade from sight ; soon going from the memory ; ephemeral; fleeting; vanishing
flit fly; dart lightly; pass swiftly by
improvise make verse, music, etc. without preparation or plan ; provide something roughly for an immediate need; compose on the spur of the moment
meteoric swift; momentarily brilliant
mirage an image of a distant object, often upside down, seen as if it were near especially in the desert ; any illusion or hope that cannot be realized / unreal reflection; optical illusion
palliation act of making less severe or violent
perquisite any gain above stipulated salary
provisional tentative
reprieve postponement or remission of punishment, especially by death ; delay or respite / postpone or delay punishment ; give relief for a short time from danger, trouble, etc. / temporary stay
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