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  • 121Reanimate — Re*an i*mate (r[ e]*[a^]n [i^]*m[=a]t), v. t. To animate anew; to restore to animation or life; to infuse new life, vigor, spirit, or courage into; to revive; to reinvigorate; as, to reanimate a drowned person; to reanimate disheartened troops;… …

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  • 122Retain — Re*tain , v. i. 1. To belong; to pertain. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] A somewhat languid relish, retaining to bitterness. Boyle. [1913 Webster] 2. To keep; to continue; to remain. [Obs.] Donne. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 123Splenitive — Splen i*tive, a. Splenetic. Shak. [1913 Webster] Even and smooth as seemed the temperament of the nonchalant, languid Virginian not splenitive or rash. T. N. Page. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 124Swarf — Swarf, v. i. [Cf. {Swerve}.] To grow languid; to faint. [Scot.] To swarf for very hunger. Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 125Wan — Wan, a. [AS. wann, wonn, wan, won, dark, lurid, livid, perhaps originally, worn out by toil, from winnan to labor, strive. See {Win}.] Having a pale or sickly hue; languid of look; pale; pallid. Sad to view, his visage pale and wan. Spenser.… …

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  • 126flagging — adjective Date: 1545 1. languid, weak 2. becoming progressively less ; dwindling • flaggingly adverb …

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  • 127languorous — adjective Date: 15th century 1. producing or tending to produce languor < a languorous climate > 2. full of or characterized by languor Synonyms: see languid • languorously adverb …

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  • 128listless — adjective Etymology: Middle English listles, from 2list Date: 15th century characterized by lack of interest, energy, or spirit < a listless melancholy attitude > Synonyms: see languid • listlessly adverb • listlessness noun …

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