Extemporaneous

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done or spoken without any preparation; impromptu.

“Ben & Jerry’s ice cream is living evidence that an extemporaneous approach to entrepreneurship, and indeed, anything, can lead to massive success.”

Source: Dictionary.com

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the quality of having strong moral principles; honesty and decency.

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the quality of being reserved or uncommunicative.

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constipated; also used metaphorically for being slow or sluggish.

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the use of trickery to achieve a purpose.

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to disturb the normal arrangement or order of something; to unsettle.

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