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(satellite adjective) existing as a manifestation of life; "vital powers"; "eating to maintain vital energy"; "recognizing no mystic vital force" |
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(satellite adjective) having or characterized by life; "a vital being"; "the population of the vital teeming slums" |
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(satellite adjective) performing an essential function in the living body; "vital organs"; "blood and other vital fluids"; "the loss of vital heat in shock"; "a vital spot" |
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Synonyms: life-sustaining |
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(adjective) relating to the chief data about lives; "vital records"; "vital statistics" |
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(satellite adjective) urgently needed; absolutely necessary; "a critical element of the plan"; "critical medical supplies"; "vital for a healthy society"; "foods indispensable to good nutrition" |
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Synonyms: critical |
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(satellite adjective) giving or having the power to give life and spirit; "returning the life-giving humus to the land"- Louis Bromfield; "life-giving love and praise"; "the vital rays of the warming sun" |
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Synonyms: life-giving, vitalizing |
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(satellite adjective) full of spirit; "a vital and charismatic leader"; "this whole vital world" |
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Synonyms: full of life, lively |
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