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impetuous

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  1. precipitate           
 
im.pet.u.ous \im-'pech-(*-)w*s\ aj [ME, fr. MF impetueux, fr. LL 
   impetuosus, fr. L impetus] 1: marked by force and violence  2: marked by 
   impulsive vehemence  - im.pet.u.ous.ly av