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  • 91listlessness — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. idleness, lethargy, inactivity; see indifference 1 , laziness . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun 1. A deficiency in mental and physical alertness and activity: dullness, hebetude, languidness, languor, lassitude, leadenness,… …

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  • 92sluggishness — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. apathy, drowsiness, lethargy; see fatigue , lassitude , laziness . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun 1. A deficiency in mental and physical alertness and activity: dullness, hebetude, languidness, languor, lassitude,… …

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  • 93torpor — I (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Stupor] Syn. coma, dormancy, latency, inactivity; see stupor . 2. [Apathy] Syn. dullness, sluggishness, apathy, inanition; see indifference 1 , laziness . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) (VOCABULARY WORD) n. [TOR pur] a state… …

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  • 94hebetude — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun A deficiency in mental and physical alertness and activity: dullness, languidness, languor, lassitude, leadenness, lethargy, listlessness, sluggishness, stupor, torpidity, torpor. See ACTION …

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  • 95leadenness — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun A deficiency in mental and physical alertness and activity: dullness, hebetude, languidness, languor, lassitude, lethargy, listlessness, sluggishness, stupor, torpidity, torpor. See ACTION …

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  • 96Inactivity — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Inactivity >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 inactivity inactivity Sgm: N 1 inaction inaction &c. 681 Sgm: N 1 inertness inertness &c. 172 Sgm: N 1 obstinacy obstinacy &c. 606 GRP: N 2 …

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  • 97Insensibility — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Insensibility >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 insensibility insensibility insensibleness Sgm: N 1 moral insensibility moral insensibility Sgm: N 1 inertness inertness inertia Sgm: N 1 vis inertiae vis inertiae Sgm: N 1… …

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  • 98high —    drunk or under the influence of narcotics    Referring to the feeling of elevation or elation, but not describing those who have lapsed into torpidity or unconsciousness:     We d had some people in for cocktails, and we all got quite high. (M …

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  • 99torpid — adjective 1》 mentally or physically inactive. 2》 (of an animal) dormant, especially during hibernation. Derivatives torpidity noun torpidly adverb Origin ME: from L. torpidus, from torpere be numb or sluggish …

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  • 100aridity — n. 1. Dryness, aridness, parchedness, siccity, want of moisture, sterility, barrenness, unfertility. 2. Dryness, want of interest, dulness, pointlessness, jejuneness, unsuggestiveness, barrenness, infecundity, sterility. 3. Dulness, insensibility …

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