Act+with+vigor
51STUDENT STRUGGLE FOR SOVIET JEWRY (SSSJ) — STUDENT STRUGGLE FOR SOVIET JEWRY (SSSJ), 1964–1991, the first American national movement to free Russian Jews. Its combination of imaginative demonstrations, Congressional lobbying, and information dissemination helped generate the wave of… …
52slam — I [[t]slæm[/t]] v. slammed, slam•ming, n. 1) to shut with force and noise: to slam the door[/ex] 2) to dash, strike, throw, etc., with violent, noisy impact: She slammed the book on the table[/ex] 3) to hit, push, block, etc., so as to cause a… …
53launch — launch1 [lônch] vt. [ME launchen < OFr lanchier < LL(Ec) lanceare, to wield a lance < L lancea, LANCE] 1. to hurl, discharge, or send off (a weapon, blow, etc.) 2. to send forth with some force [to launch a plane by catapult] 3. to cause …
54wade — [wād] vi. waded, wading [ME waden < OE, to go, akin to Ger waten, to wade < IE base * wādh , to go, stride forward > L vadere, to go, vadare, to wade] 1. to walk through any substance, as water, mud, snow, sand, tall grass, etc., that… …
55set about — verb 1. begin to deal with (Freq. 3) approach a task go about a difficult problem approach a new project • Syn: ↑go about, ↑approach • Derivationally related forms: ↑ …
56vigorous — [vig′ər əs] adj. [ME vigerous < OFr < ML vigorosus] 1. living or growing with full vital strength; strong; robust 2. of, characterized by, or requiring vigor or strength 3. forceful or powerful; strong; energetic 4. acting, or ready to act …
57driving — I noun 1. hitting a golf ball off of a tee with a driver he sliced his drive out of bounds • Syn: ↑drive • Derivationally related forms: ↑drive, ↑drive (for: ↑drive) …
58foot-dragging — noun Date: 1952 failure to act with the necessary promptness or vigor …
59wade — [[t]weɪd[/t]] v. wad•ed, wad•ing, n. 1) to walk while partially immersed in water 2) to walk through a substance, as snow or sand, that impedes motion 3) to make one s way slowly or laboriously: to wade through a dull book[/ex] 4) to cross by… …
60prosecute — [präs′ə kyo͞ot΄] vt. prosecuted, prosecuting [ME prosecuten < L prosecutus, pp. of prosequi < pro , PRO 2 + sequi, to follow: see SEQUENT] 1. to follow up or pursue (something) to a conclusion [to prosecute a war with vigor] 2. to carry on; …
