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  • 41impulse — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) I n. thrust, push (see impulse); impromptu, improvisation (See unpreparedness). II Forward thrust Nouns 1. impulse, impulsion, impetus, momentum; push, thrust, shove, jog, nudge, prod, jolt, brunt,… …

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  • 42unpreparedness — (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Lack of preparation Nouns 1. unpreparedness, unreadiness, improvidence, imprudence; inadvertence (see inattention); negligence; improvisation, unpremeditation (see impulse); immaturity, prematurity. See… …

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  • 43ad lib — (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) I n. improvisation, extemporization, invention, *offhand remark, impulse. II v. improvise, extemporize, *wing it, *fake it, invent, *play it by ear, speak impromptu, speak off the top of one s head, fabricate, vamp. III …

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  • 44extemporize — ex|tem|po|rize also extemporise BrE [ıkˈstempəraız] v [i]formal to speak or perform without preparation or practice >extemporization [ıkˌstempəraıˈzeıʃən US rə ] n [U and C] …

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  • 45extemporize — or extemporise ɪk stɛmpərʌɪz, ɛk verb compose or perform without preparation; improvise. Derivatives extemporization noun …

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  • 46extemporize — also ise BrE verb (I) formal to speak without preparation, especially during a performance; ad­lib extemporization noun (C, U) …

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  • 47adlib — n 1. improvisation, extemporization, impromptu; (all extemporaneous) speech, remark, quip, retort; composition, piece, riff; performance, execution. adv 2. at one s pleasure, any way at all, any which way; freely, without restriction, without… …

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  • 48improvisation — n 1. extemporizing, ad libbing; making do, jury rigging, making the best of it. 2. impromptu, extemporization, extempore remark, ad lib; spontaneousnes, impulsiveness, impetuosity; impulse, flash, brainstorm …

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  • 49improvisation — [n] extemporary speech ad libbing, autoschediasm, extemporization, speaking off the cuff, spontaneity, winging it; concept 266 …

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  • 50impulse — [n1] drive, resolve actuation, appeal, bent, caprice, catalyst, desire, disposition, excitant, extemporization, fancy, feeling, flash*, goad, hunch, impellent, impulsion, incitation, incitement, inclination, influence, inspiration, instinct,… …

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