| Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition. 1995. |
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| NOUN: | 1. Matter that settles on a bottom or collects on a surface by a natural process: deposit, dreg (often used in plural), lees, precipitation, sediment. See LEFTOVER. 2. Something brought about by a cause: aftermath, consequence, corollary, effect, end product, event, fruit, harvest, issue, outcome, ramification, result, resultant, sequel, sequence, sequent, upshot. See CAUSE. | | VERB: | To put down, especially in layers, by a natural process: deposit. See INCREASE. | | ADJECTIVE: | 1. Happening quickly and without warning: abrupt, hurried, precipitant, sudden. See FAST, SURPRISE. 2. Characterized by unthinking boldness and haste: brash, foolhardy, harum-scarum, hasty, headlong, hotheaded, ill-considered, impetuous, improvident, impulsive, incautious, madcap, precipitant, rash1, reckless, slapdash, temerarious, unconsidered. See CAREFUL.
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