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adjective
1.
occurring within a short time; happening speedily: rapid growth.
2.
moving or acting with great speed; swift: a rapid worker.
3.
characterized by speed: rapid motion.
noun
4.
Usually, rapids. a part of a river where the current runs very swiftly.
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Rapids
is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
| a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc. |
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
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Word Origin & History
rapid
1634, from L. rapidus "hasty, snatching," from rapere "hurry away, carry off, seize, plunder," from PIE base *rep- "to snatch" (cf. Gk. ereptomai "devour," harpazein "snatch away"). Rapids is 1765, from Fr. rapides, applied by Fr. voyagers to North American rivers. Rapid-transit first attested 1873;
EXPAND rapid eye movement is from 1916.
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