Miscellaneous Word List 0501-0600

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aborning

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adv. being produced or born

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pecuniary

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adj. relating to money; monetary

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betimes

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adv. soon; in a short time

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desideratum

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n. something desired or considered necessary

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triskaidekaphobia

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n. a morbid fear of the number 13

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providential

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adj. resulting from divine direction or superintendence

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gallimaufry

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n. a medley; a hodgepodge

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bibelot

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n. a small decorative object without practical utility; a trinket

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tortuous

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adj. marked by repeated bends or turns; not straightforward; devious

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nonage

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n. a period of youth or immaturity

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confabulation

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v. (1) familiar talk; easy; unrestrained; unceremonious conversation (2) a plausible but imagined memory that fills in a gap

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serendipity

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n. the phenomena of making fortunate accidental discoveries

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matutinal

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adj. relating to or occurring in the morning; early

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brackish

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adj. somewhat salty; distasteful; unpalatable

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jeremiad

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n. a tale of sorrow; disappointment; a doleful story; an angry tirade

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levity

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n. lightness of manner or speech, especially when inappropriate, frivolity

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abed

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adv. in bed

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nebbish

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n. a weak-willed, timid, or ineffectual person

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agitprop

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n. propaganda, especially pro-communist political propaganda

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masticate

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v. to grind or crush with teeth for swallowing; to chew

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temporize

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v. to be indecisive or evasive in order to gain time or delay action

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tattoo

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n./v. a beat of a drum giving notice to soldiers

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indurate

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v./adj. physically or morally hardened; to become established

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manumit

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v. to free from slavery or servitude

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effrontery

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n. insulting presumptuousness; shameless boldness; insolence

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mulct

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n./v. (1) fine or penalty (2) to defraud; to swindle

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atelier

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n. a workshop; a studio

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pukka

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adj. authentic; genuine

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supernal

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adj. coming from the heavens; celestial; lofty; of surpassing excellence

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solecism

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n. a nonstandard usage of grammatical construction; a minor blunder in speech

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maudlin

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adj. tearfully or excessively sentimental

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commination

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n. a denunciation; a threat of punishment

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fungible

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adj. freely exchangeable by another of like nature or in kind in the satisfaction of an obligation

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yen

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n./v. a strong desire or inclination; a longing

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cozen

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v. to cheat, to defraud; to obtain my deceit

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plangent

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adj. expressing sadness; plaintive

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impassible

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adj. incapable of suffering; not subject to harm or pain

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roue

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n. a man devoted to a life of sensual pleasure; a debauchee; a rake

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ignoble

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adj. of low birth or family; not illustrious; plebeian; common; humble

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panjandrum

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n. an important personage or pretentious official

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turpitude

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n. a base act; depravity

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ne plus ultra

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n. the highest point; the acme; the pinnacle

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potboiler

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n. an inferior literary or artistic work produced quickly for making money

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recreant

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adj./n. cowardly; craven; disloyal

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embonpoint

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n. plumpness of person; stoutness

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noisome

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adj. noxious; harmful; unwholesome; disgusting

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factotum

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n. a person employed to do all kinds of work or business

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pronunciamento

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n. a proclamation; a manifesto; a pronouncement; a declaration

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mendacious

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adj. given to deception or falsehood; lying; untruthful

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bouleversement

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n. complete overthrow; a reversal; a turning upside down

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supervene

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v. to take place or occur as something additional; extraneous; unexpected; to ensue

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distrait

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adj. divided or withdrawn in attention, especially because of anxiety

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redoubtable

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adj. (1) arousing fear or alarm; formidable (2) illustrious; eminent; worthy of respect

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exiguous

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adj. extremely scant; meager

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facetious

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adj. given to jesting; playfully jocular; intended to be humorous; not serious

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maladroit

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adj./n. lacking adroitness; clumsy; awkward; unskillful; inept

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physiognomy

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n. the art of discovering temperament from the outward appearance, especially the face

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slake

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v. (1) to satisfy; to quench (2) to lessen; to moderate (3) to crumble or disintegrate

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truckle

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n./v. to yield or bend obsequiously to the will of another

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purblind

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adj. having greatly reduced vision; lacking in insight or discernment

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quotidian

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adj. of an everyday character; ordinary; commonplace

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abscond

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v. to depart secretly; to steal away and hide oneself

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jocund

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adj. full of or expressing high-spirited meriment; light-hearted; mirthful

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flummery

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n. empty compliment; unsubstantial talk or writing; mumbo jumbo; nonsense

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inimical

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adj. opposed in tendency, influence or effects; antagonistic; adverse

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stentorian

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adj. extremely loud

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myrmidon

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n. a Thessalian follower of Achilles; a loyal follower who executes orders without question or protest

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sciolism

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n. superficial knowledge; a superficial showing of learning

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fait accompli

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n. presumably irreversible act or deed

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libidinous

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adj. having or exhibiting lustful desires

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contumely

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n. rudeness or contempt arising from arrogance; an insolent or arrogant remark or act

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synecdoche

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n. a figure of speech in which the part is used for the whole (police officer:law) or the whole for the part (law:police officer)

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boulevardier

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n. a man about town

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aver

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v. to affirm positively

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adulterate

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v./adj. to make impure by adding extraneous, inferior ingredients

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apathy

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n. lack of interest or concern

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apprise

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v. to give notice or inform

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artless

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adj. displaying no guile, cunning or deceitful

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boorish

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adj. rude and clumsy in behavior

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coda

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n. the conclusion of a statement

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contrite

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adj. feeling regret and sorrow for one's offenses

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desultory

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adj. moving or jumping from one thing to another; occuring haphazardly

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dirge

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n. a mournful or elegiac poem

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disabuse

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v. to free from a falsehood

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dissemble

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v. to disguise or conceal behind a false appearance

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distend

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v. to swell out or expand from internal pressure

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euphemism

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n. the act of substituting a mild term for a harsh one

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exculpate

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v. to clear of guilt or blame

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fatuous

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adj. vacuously, smugly and unconsciously foolish

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felicitous

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adj. admirably suited

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gainsay

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v. to declare false; deny

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garrulous

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adj. given to excessive and often trivial or rambling talk

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guileless

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adj. free of guile

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idolatry

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n. blind or excessive devotion to something

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ingenuous

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adj. lacking in cunning or guile; openly straightforward or frank

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insipid

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adj. lacking flavor or zest; dull

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inured

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v. to habituate to something undesireable by prolonged subjection

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irresolute

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adj. unsure of how to act or proceed; undecided

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lassitude

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n. a state or feeling or weariness; diminished energy

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latent

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adj. present or potential but not evident or active