judicious

28 10 2007

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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nonchalance

27 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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vegetate

27 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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legislate

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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supplant

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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