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  • 101nature — n. character, quality 1) an impetuous; placid nature 2) human nature (it s only human nature to want to live well) 3) second nature 4) one s true nature 5) by nature (she is friendly by nature) 6) in one s nature (it was not in his nature to… …

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  • 102fiery — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. impetuous, passionate, hot tempered, fervid; irritable; blazing, glowing; inflamed. See heat, excitement, irascibility, excitability. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Burning] Syn. blazing, flaming,… …

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  • 103madcap — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. wild, flighty. See excitability. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. frivolous, foolish, wild, impulsive, impetuous, daring, adventurous; see also rash , stupid 1 . n. Syn. daredevil, hothead, prankster,… …

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  • 104rash — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. reckless (see rashness). n. eruption, breaking out (see disease). II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. precipitate, impetuous, impulsive, foolish, hotheaded, thoughtless, reckless, headstrong, bold, careless …

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  • 105slapdash — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. precipitate, hasty, careless, hit or miss; superficial, sketchy, rough, hack, sloppy. See haste. Ant., careful, methodical. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. hasty, perfunctory, cursory, slipshod; see… …

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  • 106sudden — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. abrupt, unexpected; hasty, quick, unpremeditated; instantaneous; precipitate; hot tempered, rash. See surprise, instantaneity. Ant., expected, considered. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. precipitate,… …

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  • 107hasty — I (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Hurried] Syn. fast, quick, speedy, swift; see fast 1 . 2. [Careless] Syn. ill advised, precipitate, foolhardy; see careless 1 , rash . See Synonym Study at fast . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. quick, fast, swift,… …

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  • 108Violence — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Violence >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 violence violence inclemency vehemence might impetuosity Sgm: N 1 boisterousness boisterousness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 effervescence effervescence ebullition Sgm …

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  • 109Feeling — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Feeling >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 feeling feeling Sgm: N 1 suffering suffering &c. >V. Sgm: N 1 endurance endurance tolerance sufferance supportance experience response Sgm: N …

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  • 110repeat — [14] The peat of repeat comes ultimately from Latin petere ‘go to, seek’, which has also given English appetite, compete, impetuous, perpetual [14], petition [14], and petulant [16]. Addition of the prefix re ‘back, again’ produced repetere ‘go… …

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