Sat Hit Parade List One

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Inebriated

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drunk; under the influence of too much alcohol

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Although it was obvious to the police officer that the driver was INEBRIATED, he still was required to give him a breath-alyzer test.

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Intractable

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stubborn; difficult to manage or control

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INTRACTABLE on a leash, the dog would simply sit and refuse to budge, even when his owner yanked his head.

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Martinet

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a strict disciplinarian; a dictator

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Often described as a MARTINET, the teacher locked her classroom as soon as the bell rang, refusing to admit late students.

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Fractious

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irritable; cross

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FRACTIOUS siblings aggravate their parents.

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Impassive

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a deadlock; an obstacle with no apparent way around it

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Refusing to compromise, the two parties were at an IMPASSE.

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Indefatigable

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tireless; incapable of becoming tired

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Seemingly INDEFATIGABLE, the marathon runner didn’t look tired, even when she passed the finish line.

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Respite

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a temporary intermission or break; a recess; a breather

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Exhausted by the busy campaign schedule, the candidate took a brief RESPITE to renew his strength.

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Salubrious

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conducive to good health and well-being; beneficial

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The ailing woman hoped the SALUBRIOUS air of the mountains would aid her recovery.

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Sedentary

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inactive, passive, motionless

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Doctors warn that a SEDENTARY lifestyle contributes to heart disease.

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Stringent

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severe; strict; rigidly controlled

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The army’s STRINGENT rules demanded perfect obedience from the soldiers.

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Swagger

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(v) to strut; to act arrogantly or pompously
(n) conceitedly self-assured behavior

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Although the football captain was an amazing athlete, the girls found his SWAGGER unattractive.

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Tumultous

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full of commotion and noise; violently uproarious

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Election years are always TUMULTUOUS since so many scandals are often revealed.

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Prevaricate

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to lie; to stretch or to stray from the truth

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Rather than admit that he had overslept again, the employee PREVARICATED and claimed that heavy traffic had prevented him from arriving at work on time.

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Prosaic

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ordinary; dull

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His PROSAIC and unimaginative essay disappointed the professor immensely.

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Relegate

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to banish; to assign to insignificance; to devalue

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RELEGATED to third place, the Olympic swimmer was disappointed by his performance.

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Obstinate

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stubborn; inflexible; difficult to subdue or control

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The OBSTINATE child count not be made to eat any food that he disliked.

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Paucity

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scarcity; shortage

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I have such a PAUCITY of clothes right now that I barely have anything to wear.

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Polemical

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controversial; aggressively argumentative

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Abortion continues to be a POLEMICAL topic in America.

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Erudite

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highly educated; learned; scholarly

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The annual meeting of philosophy professors was a gathering of the most ERUDITE, well-published individuals in the field.

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Expurgate

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to censor or to clean out, especially to remove objectionable material from a book, movie, etc.

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Most children read an EXPURGATED version of Grimms’ fairy tales.

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Fitful

Back 21

occurring in fits or spurts; coming and going; irregular

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Anxious about the championship tournament tomorrow, the athlete endured FITFUL sleep.

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Desecrate

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to damage or show disrespect to something sacred to others

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The vandals who DESECRATED the graves were forced to perform community service.

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Droll

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oddly amusing or humorous

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His DROLL humor attracted the intelligent woman.

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Elegy

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a sorrowful poem or song, usually of mourning

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Although Thomas Gray’s “ELEGY Written in a Country Churchyard” is about death and loss, it urges its readers to endure this life and to trust in spirituality.

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Blasphemy

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words or deeds insulting to God or to anything considered sacred

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The parishioner’s outburst in reaction to the priest’s sermon was considered BLASPHEMY, offending everyone in the church.

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Callow

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inexperienced; immature

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Although the girl could be considered an adult, her action revealed her to be CALLOW.

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Complacency

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uncritical satisfaction with oneself or one's situation or achievements

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The candidate’s COMPLACENCY was obvious; he virtually stopped campaigning because the poll numbers were in his favor.

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Abject

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miserable; wretched

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Living in ABJECT poverty, the children were removed from the trailer by the authorities.

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Anomaly

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anything out of sequence; a departure from normal order

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Albino animals may display too great an ANOMALY in their clothing to attract normally colored mates.

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Assiduous

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extremely attentive; diligent

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It is necessary to be ASSIDUOUS if a person wishes to make the most of his time at work.

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Equanimity

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emotional balance or poise; evenness of disposition

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His ability for EQUANIMITY was not hampered, even by the car accident.

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Equivocal

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having a double meaning or dual nature

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When faced with criticism of his policies, the politician’s EQUIVOCAL responses left all parties thinking he agreed with them.

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Extol

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to praise highly

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The father will EXTOL the success of his son to everyone he meets.

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Debacle

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a crushing defeat; a sudden, ruinous collapse

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The American taxpayers are still paying the bill for the savings and loan DEBACLE.

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Devotee

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an enthusiastic fan; an ardent supporter

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A DEVOTEE of the band, she attended every concert venue on their tour, following them across the country.

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Duplicity

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doubleness of action or speech with the intent to deceive or trick

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I sensed my son’s DUPLICITY by his inability to meet my eyes.

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Blithe

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cheerful; lighthearted; glad

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Everyone loved the small child for her BLITHE spirit.

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Calumny

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slander; malicious falsehood; hurtful rumor

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I felt it necessary to speak against the CALUMNY of the man’s good reputation.

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Compunction

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feelings of remorse or uneasiness brought about by guilt

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The hardened criminal felt no COMPUNCTION when he stole the purse from the wheel-chair bound, elderly woman.

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Abstruse

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difficult to understand

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The concept was too ABSTRUSE for the average first-year students to grasp.

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Antediluvian

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very old; obsolete

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Unimpressed by their ANTEDILUVIAN ideas, the principal asked his faculty to assume a more modern perspective.

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Acrimonious

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angry; sharp in words or attitude; bitter

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To hear such ACRIMONIOUS comments from the normally soft-spoken board member unnerved her colleagues.

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Myriad

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extremely numerous

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Buying an old house often necessitates fixing a MYRIAD of problems.

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Omniscient

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knowing everything; having total knowledge

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Believing the fortuneteller was OMNISCIENT, many flocked to hear her predictions.

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Perfidy

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deceit; betrayal; deliberate violation of a promise

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The actress accused her companion of PERFIDY after he revealed all of her intimate secrets to the gossip columnist.

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Procrastinate

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to put off; to postpone something that needs to be done

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You cannot PROCRASTINATE and attempt to learn all of these vocabulary words at the last minute.

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Protract

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to prolong; to draw out; to lengthen in time

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The meeting was PROTRACTED beyond the customary two hours because each member wanted to share an opinion.

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Peevish

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irritable; cross

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Her PEEVISH remarks revealed just how annoyed she was with our behavior.

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Restive

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unruly; stubbornly resisting control

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Snorting and prancing, the RESTIVE horse was impatient to begin the race.

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Salutary

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promoting good health or wholesomeness; corrective

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The SALUTARY effects of a balanced diet cannot be denied.

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Stupefy

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to deaden the senses or dull the mind; to stun or astound

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His other teammates were STUPEFIED to see the weak swimmer win the gold medal.

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Turgid

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excessively showy or ornate in style or language

swollen; distended

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The students compared reading the novelist’s TURGID prose to wading through mud.

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Ubiquitous

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widespread; existing or being everywhere at the same time

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The celebrity lamented that the paparazzi was UBIQUITOUS and permitted her no privacy

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Venerable

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worthy of honor or respect

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In a traditional Chinese society, the young respect their VENERABLE elders, deferring to their wisdom and experience.

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Frugal

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thrifty; unwilling to freely send money or other resources

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A mother of six children, she was forced to make FRUGAL decisions when purchasing clothing and food.

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Impeccable

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flawless; incapable of sin or wrongdoing

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An IMPECCABLE dresser, the businessman was admired for his well-fitted suits, crisp shirts, and colorful neckties.

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Ineffable

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unable to be adequately described; unspeakable

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Overcome by INEFFABLE joy, the man gazed down in silent wonder at his newborn child.

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Infidel

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an unbeliever; one who does not accept a particular religion

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In his most recent video, Osama bin Laden demanded death to all INFIDELS.

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Inveterate

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firmly established, like a long-lasting habit

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An INVETERATE gambler, the man traveled to Las Vegas six times a year.

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Lassitude

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weariness, weakness, and exhaustion

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Assembly line workers who are not allowed breaks can easily experience LASSITUDE.