In 1511, leaders in Mecca believed coffee stimulated radical thinking and outlawed the drink. In 1524, the leaders overturned that order, and people could drink coffee again.
RAPPELLED
RAPPEL
rappel, abseil, rope down
(verb) descend by means of a rappel; “The ascent was easy--roping down the mountain would be much more difficult and dangerous”; “You have to learn how to abseil when you want to do technical climbing”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Verb
rappelled
simple past tense and past participle of rappel
Source: Wiktionary
RAPPEL
Rap"pel, n. Etym: [F. Cf. Repeal.] (Mil.)
Definition: The beat of the drum to call soldiers to arms.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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STIMULATIVE
(adjective) capable of arousing or accelerating physiological or psychological activity or response by a chemical agent
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