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impulse

/ˈɪmpʌls/

Meanings
noun
A thrust; a push; a sudden force that impels.

Examples :

"The sudden impulse to dance made her jump up and down during the meeting. "
action mind tendency physics sensation

Related Words

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particularly adverb

/pəˈtɪkjəli/ /pəˈtɪkjəlɚli/

(focus) Especially, extremely.

"The apéritifs were particularly stimulating."

Illustration students

students noun

/ˈstjuːdn̩ts/ /ˈstudn̩ts/

A person who studies or learns about a particular subject.

"He is a student of life."

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meeting noun

/ˈmiːtɪŋ/ /ˈmitɪŋ/

(gerund) The act of persons or things that meet.

"Meeting him will be exciting. I enjoy meeting new people."

Illustration teacher

teacher noun

/ˈtiːt͡ʃə/ /ˈtit͡ʃɚ/

A person who teaches, especially one employed in a school.

"My daughter's teacher is very kind and helpful. "

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sudden noun

/ˈsʌdən/

An unexpected occurrence; a surprise.

"The sudden announcement of a school holiday surprised everyone. "

Illustration prompting

prompting verb

/ˈprɒmptɪŋ/ /ˈprɑːmptɪŋ/

To lead (someone) toward what they should say or do.

"I prompted him to get a new job."

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kinetic adjective

/kɪˈnɛtɪk/

Relating to motion

"The kinetic energy of the moving toy car was enough to knock over the small blocks. "

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impels verb

/ɪmˈpɛlz/

To urge a person; to press on; to incite to action or motion via intrinsic motivation.

"Her deep love for animals impels her to volunteer at the local shelter every weekend. "

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projects noun

/ˈprɒdʒɛkts/ /prəˈdʒɛkts/

A planned endeavor, usually with a specific goal and accomplished in several steps or stages.

"The school's fundraising projects aim to build a new library. "

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passionate noun

/ˈpæʃənət/

A passionate individual.

"Her passion for baking was a powerful motivating force. "

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integral noun

/ˈɪntɪɡɹəl/ /ˈɪntəɡɹəl/

A number, the limit of the sums computed in a process in which the domain of a function is divided into small subsets and a possibly nominal value of the function on each subset is multiplied by the measure of that subset, all these products then being summed.

"The integral of xmapsto x^2 on [0,1] is rac{1}{3}."

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thrust noun

/θɹʌst/

An attack made by moving the sword parallel to its length and landing with the point.

"Pierre was a master swordsman, and could parry the thrusts of lesser men with barely a thought."