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  • 1Impetuous — Im*pet u*ous, a. [F. impetueux, L. impetuosus. See {Impetus}.] 1. Rushing with force and violence; moving with impetus; furious; forcible; violent; as, an impetuous wind; an impetuous torrent. [1913 Webster] Went pouring forward with impetuous… …

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  • 2torrent — [tôr′ənt, tär′ənt] n. [Fr < L torrens, burning, roaring, rushing, impetuous, prp. of torrere, to parch, dry, roast, consume: see THIRST] 1. a swift, violent stream, esp. of water 2. a flood or rush of words, mail, etc. 3. a very heavy fall of… …

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  • 3Impetuously — Impetuous Im*pet u*ous, a. [F. impetueux, L. impetuosus. See {Impetus}.] 1. Rushing with force and violence; moving with impetus; furious; forcible; violent; as, an impetuous wind; an impetuous torrent. [1913 Webster] Went pouring forward with… …

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  • 4Impetuousness — Impetuous Im*pet u*ous, a. [F. impetueux, L. impetuosus. See {Impetus}.] 1. Rushing with force and violence; moving with impetus; furious; forcible; violent; as, an impetuous wind; an impetuous torrent. [1913 Webster] Went pouring forward with… …

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  • 5Fortingal —    FORTINGAL, a parish, in the county of Perth, 8½ miles (W. S. W.) from Aberfeldy; containing, with part of the late quoad sacra districts of Foss, Glenlyon, and Rannoch, 2740 inhabitants. This place, of which the name is of very doubtful origin …

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  • 6im|pet´u|ous|ness — im|pet|u|ous «ihm PEHCH u uhs», adjective. 1. acting hastily, rashly, or with sudden feeling; hasty: »Boys are more impetuous than men. SYNONYM(S): ardent. 2. moving with great force or speed: »The dam broke and an impetuous torrent of water… …

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  • 7im|pet´u|ous|ly — im|pet|u|ous «ihm PEHCH u uhs», adjective. 1. acting hastily, rashly, or with sudden feeling; hasty: »Boys are more impetuous than men. SYNONYM(S): ardent. 2. moving with great force or speed: »The dam broke and an impetuous torrent of water… …

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  • 8im|pet|u|ous — «ihm PEHCH u uhs», adjective. 1. acting hastily, rashly, or with sudden feeling; hasty: »Boys are more impetuous than men. SYNONYM(S): ardent. 2. moving with great force or speed: »The dam broke and an impetuous torrent of water swept away the… …

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  • 9Huallaga River — The Huallaga River is a tributary of the Marañón River, part of the Amazon Basin. Old names for this river include Guallaga and Rio de los Motilones . The Huallaga is born on the slopes of the Andes in central Peru, and joins the Marañón before… …

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  • 10Mount Carmel —     Mount Carmel     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Mount Carmel     A well known mountain ridge in Palestine, usually called in the Hebrew Bible Hakkarmel (with the definite article), the garden or the garden land. In later Hebrew it is known simply… …

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