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  • 101numbness — (Roget s IV) n. Syn. deadness, anesthesia, stupefaction, dullness, insensitivity, insensibility, paralysis, loss of motion, loss of sensation …

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  • 102tedium — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. boredom, tediousness, dullness; see monotony . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. boredom, monotony, ennui, dullness, sameness, routine, rut, repetitiousness, flatness, deadness. ANT.: excitement, stimulation …

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  • 103torpor — 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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  • 104vivacity — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. sprightliness, liveliness, animation; see enthusiasm 1 , life 1 . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. life, liveliness, bubbliness, effervescence, spirit, animation, ebullience, vitality, bounciness, cheerfulness. ANT.:… …

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  • 105Insensibility — (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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  • 106guide — 01. The tourists were all led onto the bus by their tour [guide]. 02. We went on a [guided] tour of the city on the first day of our trip. 03. If you buy this incredible new exercise machine today, we ll throw in a 200 page workout [guide] as a… …

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  • 107dead — dead1 W1S1 [ded] adj [no comparative] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(not alive)¦ 2¦(not working)¦ 3¦(already used)¦ 4¦(boring)¦ 5¦(not active/used)¦ 6¦(arm/leg etc)¦ 7¦(no emotion)¦ 8¦(tired)¦ 9 be dead to the world …

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  • 108narcotic — {{11}}narcotic (adj.) c.1600, from M.Fr. narcotique (14c.) or Ger. narkotisch and directly from M.L. narcoticus, from Gk. narkotikos (see NARCOTIC (Cf. narcotic) (n.)). Related: Narcotical (1580s). {{12}}narcotic (n.) late 14c., from O.Fr.… …

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  • 109dead — adjective 1》 no longer alive.     ↘devoid of living things. 2》 (of a part of the body) numb.     ↘lacking emotion, sympathy, or sensitivity. 3》 no longer relevant or important. 4》 lacking activity or excitement.     ↘(of sound or a colour) dull.… …

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  • 110necros — is (G). Death, deadness …

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