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precipitation ~ perspiration
Though their spelling and pronunciation are different, there is bound to be some confusion as both these words are related to liquids. Therefore, a small revision may help us to get the right word at the right time.
“Precipitation” (noun) is ‘haste or violently hurried to do something, without enough thought; the fall of sleet, snow or rain (the act of mist-like form (cloud) changing into liquid (rain)’,
precipitation
e.g.
He acted with precipitation and quit his comfortable job, but now he regrets it.
Why is precipitation important?
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“Perspiration” (noun) is ‘the sweat; the act of sending out liquid from the body through the pores in the skin to cool the body heat; the liquid (waste) that is sent out through the pores of the skin when a person is nervous or excited’,
perspiration
e.g.
A person in the hot weather has more perspiration than a person in the cool weather.
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