cold turkey vs recitation

cold turkey

adv
  • Not gradually; all at once. Refers especially to quitting a habit by force of will rather than by a gradual reduction. 

noun
  • Sudden and complete withdrawal from a dependent substance, especially a drug. 

  • The physiological effects of such a withdrawal. 

recitation

noun
  • The act of publicly reciting something previously memorized. 

  • A part of a song's lyrics that is spoken rather than sung. 

  • The material recited. 

  • A regularly scheduled class, in a school, in which discussion occurs of the material covered in a parallel lecture. 

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