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  • 11impulse — 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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  • 12urge — Synonyms and related words: accelerate, admonish, advise, advocate, affirm, allege, appetite, appetition, apply pressure, ardor, argue, ask, assert, automatic response, beg, beseech, beset, besiege, blandish, blind impulse, brain wave, brainstorm …

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  • 13impulse — Synonyms and related words: actuation, archetypal pattern, archetype, atomic power, automatic writing, automatism, blind impulse, catalyst, collective unconscious, compulsion, compulsiveness, conditioning, constraint, drive, echolalia, echopraxia …

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  • 14Impulse — Contents 1 Science 2 Film and television 3 Print media 4 M …

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  • 15Impulse — I (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Impulse >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 impulse impulse impulsion impetus Sgm: N 1 momentum momentum Sgm: N 1 push push pulsion thrust shove jog jolt …

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  • 16urge — I. verb (urged; urging) Etymology: Latin urgēre to press, push, entreat more at wreak Date: circa 1555 transitive verb 1. to present, advocate, or demand earnestly or pressingly < his conviction was upheld on a theory never urged at his…trial&#8230; …

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  • 17impulse — im|pulse [ˈımpʌls] n [Date: 1600 1700; : Latin; Origin: impulsus, from the past participle of impellere; IMPEL] 1.) [U and C] a sudden strong desire to do something without thinking about whether it is a sensible thing to do = ↑urge impulse to do …

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  • 18impulse — /im puls/, n. 1. the influence of a particular feeling, mental state, etc.: to act under a generous impulse; to strike out at someone from an angry impulse. 2. sudden, involuntary inclination prompting to action: to be swayed by impulse. 3. an&#8230; …

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  • 19urge — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. solicit, plead, importune, advocate, exhort, incite, instigate; press, push. n. impulse, desire, ambition. See necessity, request, cause. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To present favorably] Syn. favor,&#8230; …

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  • 20impulse — noun 1) she had an impulse to run and hide Syn: urge, instinct, drive, compulsion, itch; whim, desire, fancy, notion, inclination, temptation 2) passions provide the main impulse of poetry Syn …

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