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–noun | 1. | an adherent or supporter of a person, group, party, or cause, esp. a person who shows a biased, emotional allegiance. |
| 2. | Military. a member of a party of light or irregular troops engaged in harassing an enemy, esp. a member of a guerrilla band engaged in fighting or sabotage against an occupying army. |
–adjective | 3. | of, pertaining to, or characteristic of partisans; partial to a specific party, person, etc.: partisan politics. |
| 4. | of, pertaining to, or carried on by military partisans or guerrillas. |
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–adjective | 1. | liable or subject to change or alteration. |
| 2. | given to changing; constantly changing; fickle or inconstant: the mutable ways of fortune. |
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–noun | 1. | a person who shows zeal. |
| 2. | an excessively zealous person; fanatic. |
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–verb (used with object), -at·ed, -at·ing. | 1. | to reject as having no authority or binding force: to repudiate a claim. |
| 2. | to cast off or disown: to repudiate a son. |
| 3. | to reject with disapproval or condemnation: to repudiate a new doctrine. |
| 4. | to reject with denial: to repudiate a charge as untrue. |
| 5. | to refuse to acknowledge and pay (a debt), as a state, municipality, etc. |
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–adjective | 1. | of or pertaining to air, gases, or wind. |
| 2. | of or pertaining to pneumatics. |
| 3. | operated by air or by the pressure or exhaustion of air: a pneumatic drill. |
| 4. | filled with or containing compressed air, as a tire. |
| 5. | equipped with pneumatic tires. |
| 6. | Theology. of or pertaining to the spirit; spiritual. |
| 7. | Zoology. containing air or air cavities. |
–noun | 9. | a vehicle having wheels with such tires. |
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–verb (used with object), -sed·ed, -sed·ing. | 1. | to replace in power, authority, effectiveness, acceptance, use, etc., as by another person or thing. |
| 2. | to set aside or cause to be set aside as void, useless, or obsolete, usually in favor of something mentioned; make obsolete: They superseded the old statute with a new one. |
| 3. | to succeed to the position, function, office, etc., of; supplant. |
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–adjective | 1. | having many different parts, elements, forms, etc. |
| 2. | numerous and varied; greatly diverse or manifold |
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–adjective | bulging out beyond the surrounding surface; protruding; projecting |
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–adjective | 1. | lacking or having lost life, sharpness, or flavor; insipid; flat |
| 2. | without liveliness or spirit; dull or tedious |
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–adverb | 1. | at a distance, esp. in feeling or interest; apart |
–adjective | 2. | reserved or reticent; indifferent; disinterested |
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