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   rapid

   /ˈrapɪd/

   adjective

   • 1. happening in a short time or at a great rate: "the country's rapid economic decline"
   • ▪ (of an action) characterized by great speed: "they made a rapid exit"

   noun

   • 1. a fast-flowing and turbulent part of the course of a river: "those of you looking for adventure can shoot the rapids"

   Word Origin early 17th century: from French rapide and its source Latin rapidus, from rapere ‘take by force’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. rapidness noun

   Scrabble Points: 8

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   • A

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   • P

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   • I

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   • D

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