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Vital

adjective

Urgently needed; absolutely necessary. Synonym: critical. "Critical medical supplies" , "Vital for a healthy society" , "Of vital interest"

Performing an essential function in the living body. Synonym: life-sustaining. "Blood and other vital fluids" , "The loss of vital heat in shock" , "A vital spot" , "Life-giving love and praise"

Full of spirit. Synonyms: full of life, lively. "A vital and charismatic leader" , "This whole lively world"

Manifesting or characteristic of life. "Vital signs"

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— The Great Prince Shan • E. Phillips Oppenheim

... to me, and you know your brother's character; you will be able to judge as well as I if, or not, it is a matter of vital ...

— Red Hair • Elinor Glyn

... growths, and in treating old ulcers and chronic irritation of mucous membranes. The other three, being Faradaic or induction currents, and having no perceptibly chemical action, are used where only change of electro-vital polarization is required. These Faradaic currents differ from each other in respect to being concentrative or diffusive in their effects, and in their sensational force. B C is concentrative and delicately sensational. C D is ...

— A Newly Discovered System of Electrical Medication • Daniel Clark

... two more bullets after his first one. Both had found their billet in the body of the bear; but neither had struck a vital spot. The scattering fire, as the beast plowed through the embers, drove the rest of the party out of range in a hurry. Jack dragged Wash to one ...

— On a Torn-Away World • Roy Rockwood

... grasped the first horn of the last head, the hand that did so was shaking with excitement and suspense. It seemed, like the rest, to possess no attribute other than mere decoration. And yet, and yet—surely he had missed some vital point. He would go over them again. There remained, however, the last horn, and as he took hold of it with a premonitory dread of disappointment, he felt that it was loose in its socket, and that he could by an effort turn it completely over. With a triumphant cry he twisted it ...

— The Ashiel mystery - A Detective Story • Mrs. Charles Bryce

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