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spurious |
Not genuine, authentic; false; deceitful. |
Latin spurius |
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Diminution |
The act, fact, or process of diminishing; lessening; reducing. |
L diminution (to lessen) |
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Lethargic |
Drowsy; sluggish; apathetic. |
Greek lethargia (drowsy) |
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Servile |
Slavishly submissive or obsequious; fawning. |
L servilis- service (to be a slave) |
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Insidious |
Intended to entrap or beguile; deceitful. |
L insidiosus- insidere (to sit in or on) |
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Doleful |
Sorrowful; mournful; melancholy |
Dole- Old English gedal |
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Pentinence |
Regret for one's wrongdoing or sinning; contrition; repentance. |
L paenitentia |
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Digression |
A passage or section that deviates from the central theme in speech/ writing. |
Digress- L digredi (to go off) |
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Hedonist |
A person whose life is devoted to the pursuit of pleasure and self-gratification. |
Hedonism- Greek hedon (pleasure) |
