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• (precipitant)- Chemistry. anything that causes precipitation; Solvents by
definition dissolve; precipitants, however, cause solids to precipitate or form;
headlong headland = promontory
• (headland)- a point of land, usually high and with a sheer drop, extending
out into a body of water; a promontory; Due south of us is the
Bream headland, then the Barrier Islands. — Life of John Coleridge Patteson;
• (promontory)- a high point of land or rock projecting into the sea or other
water beyond the line of coast; a headland, (
; ; ; ); The slopes of the promontory were
nearly precipitous on three sides. — Inca Land Explorations in the Highlands of
Peru;
heady = foolhardy = reckless = rash : dash = dart : scurry : festinate : bustle :
flit
• (heady)- marked by defiant disregard for danger or consequences;
• (foolhardy)- recklessly or thoughtlessly bold; foolishly rash or venturesome,
( , , ); He could not escape from the penalties
of an unwise, an ill-drawn, or a foolhardy legislative proposal. — The
Promise of American Life;
• impetuous, headlong, heedless, incautious;
• (dashing)- elegant and gallant in appearance and manner, ( , ,
officer;
, , , , ); a dashing young cavalry
• (dart)- to move swiftly; spring or start suddenly and run swiftly, (
);
• (scurry)- to go or move quickly or in haste, ( ;
); Suddenly with a wild scurry, he fled after his principal joy -- the one
that never tired. — Mufti;
• (festinate)- to hurry; hasten;
• (bustle)- to move or act with a great show of energy, (
); Into the library he bustled, puffing and important,
brisk with the air of business. — An Arkansas Planter;
• (flit)- move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart;