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  • 31reticent — adjective /ˈrɛtɪsənt/ Keeping ones thoughts and opinions to oneself; reserved or restrained. They are slow and reticent, and are like a dull good horse which lets every nag pass him, but with whip and spur will run down every racer in the field.… …

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  • 32fast — Synonyms and related words: Barmecidal feast, Encratism, Friday, Lenten diet, Lenten entertainment, Lenten fare, Pythagoreanism, Pythagorism, Rechabitism, Sabbath, Shakerism, Spartan fare, Stoicism, Sunday, abandoned, abstain, abstainment,… …

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  • 33quick — Synonyms and related words: Daedalian, able, aboveground, abrupt, acquiescent, acute, adept, adroit, agile, agog, agreeable, alacritous, alert, alive, alive and kicking, all agog, amain, amenable, among the living, animate, animated, anxious,… …

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  • 34velis et remis — With sails and oars, under sail and steam, on eagle s wings, with whip and spur, with all possible speed, as fast as one can …

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  • 35apace — Synonyms and related words: PDQ, amain, at flank speed, at once, by forced marches, cursorily, decisively, directly, double quick, expeditiously, fast, feverishly, flat out, forthwith, furiously, hand over fist, hand over hand, hastily, hell for… …

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  • 36double quick — Synonyms and related words: acceleration, agile, amain, apace, at flank speed, at the double, breakneck, crowded, dashing, double march, double time, double quick time, double time, eagle winged, expeditious, expeditiously, express, fast,… …

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  • 37expeditiously — Synonyms and related words: PDQ, agilely, amain, apace, at flank speed, at once, by forced marches, cursorily, decisively, directly, double quick, effectively, fast, feverishly, flat out, forthwith, furiously, hand over fist, hand over hand,… …

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  • 38hand over fist — Synonyms and related words: amain, apace, at flank speed, at once, by forced marches, cursorily, double quick, expeditiously, fast, feverishly, furiously, hand over hand, hastily, hell for leather, hell bent, hell bent for election, helter… …

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  • 39hastily — Synonyms and related words: a corps perdu, abruptly, agilely, amain, apace, at flank speed, at half cock, at once, bang, by forced marches, carelessly, cursorily, dash, desperately, directly, double quick, expeditiously, fast, feverishly, flat… …

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  • 40hell bent — Synonyms and related words: amain, apace, at flank speed, bent on, dead set on, decided upon, determined upon, double quick, expeditiously, fast, fixed upon, hand over fist, hand over hand, hastily, hell for leather, hell bent for election, hell… …

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