1. makeshift: improvise
I invariably used the side of my college-id as a makeshift ruler, keeping the lines straight.
2. patent: obvious (secondary meaning)
His resume claimed that he held a patent, which was a patent lie.
3. patronizing: looks down, condescending
I now had more money than I had ever had before, and I began patronizing secondhand bookstores.
4.outstrip: defeat, surpass
No matter what they do, a competitive person always strives to outstrip others
5. paradigm
A paradigm is a way of looking at something.
Sahil makeshift means improvise= to work with whatever is available
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im·pro·vise (mpr-vz)
v. im·pro·vised, im·pro·vis·ing, im·pro·vis·es
v.tr.
1. To invent, compose, or perform with little or no preparation.
2. To play or sing (music) extemporaneously, especially by inventing variations on a melody or creating new melodies in accordance with a set progression of chords.
3. To make or provide from available materials: improvised a dinner from what I found in the refrigerator.
v.intr.
he had a patent which was patent lie .. goood one
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