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What has happened to defensive coordinator Vic Fangio's pass rush? According to Pro Football Focus, he was the most effective 3-4 pass-rushing defensive end in the league last year. And now, PFF has him as the seventh-worst 3-4 end in that same category. Unfortunately, the disappointing play from the front seven has spilled over into the secondary.

Giants vs. 49ers: San Francisco's Anemic Pass Rush Rears Its Ugly Head Yet AgainBy Tyson Langland on October 14, 2012

ANEMIC--ADJ

Robert made an anemic attempt to study and as a result failed the tests.

Lacking power or vitality; weak

HEALTHY ROSES

ANEMIC ROSES

Publicist: Lohan's arrest is unfoundedUpdated: September 19, 2012 - 8:58 PM

Actress Lindsay Lohan was arrested in New York early Wednesday on charges that she clipped a pedestrian with her car and did notstop driving, but her publicist said he expects the allegations to be proven False.

UNFOUNDED—ADJ.

School officials say reports of gunshots at a historic building on Princeton University’s campus have been determined to be unfounded and the “all clear” has been given.

Unfounded –not based on facts; not based on realistic

considerations; not established

The existence of unicorns is unfoundedbecause no one claims to ever have seen one.

Gas prices rise but gouging charges mostly unfounded, says attorney general06:05 PM CDT on Tuesday, September 16, 2008

Maya Rodriguez / Eyewitness News

Hundreds of complaints of price gouging, many over the rising price of gasoline, are mostly unfounded, according to the state attorney general’s office.

The AG’s office has received more than 1,400 complaints but investigators found that in most cases, the high cost of gas at the pump was the result of high prices paid by the retailer for the fuel.

REDUNDANT-ADJ

The teacher’s redundancy only annoyed the students because they kept hearing it over and over.

UNNECESSARY REPETITION

Redundancy – nounRedundantly -- adverb

Redundant Clock Is Aptly Named

succinct

SUCCINCT--ADJ

The students were given succinctinstructions: “Be quiet.”

Clearly expressed in few words

Succinctly -- adverb

2010/09/30WHEN it comes to nicking fruit from an orchard, few can match the audacity and scale of grape thieves in Beziers, France.French police said yesterday they were hunting crooks who sneaked on to a farmer’s land under cover of darkness – and swiped his entire crop of cabernet sauvignon grapes.The thieves apparently used a wine-harvesting machine when they struck on Sunday night and then transported the 30 tons of stolen grapes in a truck.

30 tons swiped in the night

AUDACITY--NOUN

John’s audacity won him a court appearance because he went speeding past a police officer in plain view.

Daring boldness

Elusive Artist Strikes Again in New York

Wednesday, October 17, 2012

The elusive goal of energy independence

Every president since Richard Nixon has promised energy independence — a goal that remains elusive. In 2011, the U.S. relied on net imports for about 45 percent of the petroleum it used, much from Canada, Mexico and Saudi Arabia.

Elusive– adj.

The elusive robbers evaded capture for six years.

Difficult to catch or understand

Elusiveness – nounElusively -- adverb