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impulse (s) (noun), impulses (pl)
A spontaneous and unplanned decision to do something: Sam had the impulse to quit his current job and to go to work with a different company for better pay.
A determination to act without deliberating about it.
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This entry is located in the following unit: puls-, pulsi-, -pulsion, -pulsive (page 1)
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osmo-, osmia-, osmi-, -osmia, -osmatic (push) +
(Greek: impulse, thrust, push, impel)
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nociceptive impulse (s) (noun), nociceptive impulses (pl)
An impulse giving rise to sensations of pain: In her medical book, Stella read about the nociceptive impulse being the process of stimulus responsiveness concerning the action of outermost pain-carrying nerve fibres.
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sudden impulse
This entry is located in the following unit: Pleonasms or Tautological Redundancies (page 21)
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The missionary impulse
Impulse: A sudden strong desire to do something suddenly and without thinking about the results of such an action.

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