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Adjectives
1. (adj.) heady, judicious, wise;
- marked by the exercise of good judgment or common sense in practical matters;
- “judicious use of one’s money”; “a wise decision”;
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10
2007
Nouns
1. (n.) indifference, nonchalance, unconcern;
- the trait of remaining calm and seeming not to care; a casual lack of concern;
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10
2007
Verbs
1. (verb) vegetate;
- lead a passive existence without using one’s body or mind;
2. (verb) vegetate;
- establish vegetation on;
- “They vegetated the hills behind their house”;
3. (verb) vegetate;
- produce vegetation;
- “The fields vegetate vigorously”;
4. (verb) vegetate;
- grow like a plant;
- “This fungus usually vegetates vigorously”;
5. (verb) vegetate;
- grow or spread abnormally;
- “warts and polyps can vegetate if not removed”;
6. (verb) vegetate;
- propagate asexually;
- “The bacterial growth vegetated along”;
7. (verb) vege out, vegetate;
- engage in passive relaxation;
- “After a hard day’s work, I vegetate in front of the television”;
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27
10
2007
Verbs
1. (verb) legislate, pass;
- make laws, bills, etc. or bring into effect by legislation;
- “They passed the amendment”; “We cannot legislate how people spend their free time”;
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27
10
2007
Verbs
1. (verb) replace, supercede, supersede, supervene upon, supplant;
- take the place or move into the position of;
- “Smith replaced Miller as CEO after Miller left”; “the computer has supplanted the slide rule”; “Mary replaced Susan as the team’s captain and the highest-ranked player in the school”;
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