Verve: alternatives and connections

Internal or inherent power; capacity of acting, operating, or producing an effect, whether exerted or not; as, men possessing energies may suffer the…

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The state or quality of being muscular.

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Active strength or force of body or mind; capacity for exertion, physically, intellectually, or morally; force; energy.

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active strength of body or mind

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Power; force; energy; spirit; activity; vigor.

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That agent, force, or action in nature by the operation of which upon the organs of sight, objects are rendered visible or luminous.

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A small particle of fire or ignited substance which is emitted by a body in combustion.

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A little spark; a scintillation.

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To open and shut the eye rapidly; to blink; to wink.

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Belonging or relating to life, either animal or vegetable; as, vital energies; vital functions; vital actions.

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Belonging or relating to life, either animal or vegetable; as, vital energies; vital functions; vital actions.

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The quality or state of being vital; the principle of life; vital force; animation; as, the vitality of eggs or vegetable seeds; the vitality of an e…

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