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abrupt
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(adj)
1. sudden/unexpected 2. curt/brusque in speech 3. terminating/changing quickly 4. having many sudden changes from 1 subject to another, lacking in continuity/smoothness 5. steep, precipitous |
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apace
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(adv)
with speed, quickly, swiftly |
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headlong
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(adv)
1. headfirst 2. hastily, without delay 3. rashly (adj) 4. hasty, made precipitously 5. rash, impetuous 6. done physically headfirst |
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impetuous
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(Adj)
1. rash, impulsive 2. moving with great force, violent |
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precipitate
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(trans v)
1. to hasten prematurely 2. to cast down headlong, fling 3. to cast, plunge/send, esp violently or abruptly 4. (Chem) to separate a substance from a solution (intrans v) 5. (meteorology) to fall on the earth's surface in the form of condensed h2o 6. to separate from a solutio as a precipitate 7. to be cast/thrown down headlong (adj) 8. headlong 9. rushing headlong/rapidly onward 10. rapid, hasty 11. overhasty, rash (n) 12. (chem) a substance precipitated from a solution 13. moisture condensed in the form of rain, snow, etc. |
