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Impulse

/ˈɪmpəls/
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(noun) A thrust; a push; a sudden force that impels.

A foolish impulse made me say what I should have left unsaid.
Maybe the impulse was working upon her subconscious.
CEFR Practice Quiz
On a sudden ____, she decided to buy a plane ticket and visit her sister in Italy.

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