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1. Definition: 1. evidencing little spirit or courage; overly submissive or compliant; "compliant and anxious to suit his opinions of those of others"; "a fine fiery blast against meek conformity"- Orville Prescott; "she looked meek but had the heart of a lion"; "was submissive and subservient"

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1. Definition: 1. make less strong or intense; soften; "Tone down that aggressive letter"; "The author finally tamed some of his potentially offensive statements"

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1. Definition: 1. the ability to speak; "he lost his voice"

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1. Definition: 1. seeming unaffected by pleasure or pain; impassive; "stoic courage"; "stoic patience"; "a stoical sufferer"

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1. Definition: 1. flowing with little speed as e.g. at the turning of the tide; "slack water"

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1. Definition: 1. become sober after excessive alcohol consumption; "Keep him in bed until he sobers up"

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1. Definition: 1. slow and apathetic; "she was fat and inert"; "a sluggish worker"; "a mind grown torpid in old age"

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1. Definition: 1. the absence of sound;

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1. Definition: 1. slow and apathetic; "she was fat and inert"; "a sluggish worker"; "a mind grown torpid in old age"

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1. Definition: 1. ready to fall asleep; "beginning to feel sleepy"; "a sleepy-eyed child with drooping eyelids"; "sleepyheaded students"

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1. Definition: 1. without an occupant or incumbent; "the throne is never vacant"

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1. Definition: 1. failing to speak or communicate etc when expected to; "the witness remained silent"

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1. Definition: 1. showing little if any change; "a static population"

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1. Definition: 1. having or revealing little emotion or sensibility; not easily aroused or excited; "her impassive remoteness"; "he remained impassive, showing neither interest in nor concern for our plight"- Nordhoff & Hall; "a silent stolid creature who took it all as a matter of course"-Virginia Woolf; "her face showed nothing but stolid indifference"

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1. Definition: 1. offering no resistance; "resistless hostages"; "No other colony showed such supine, selfish helplessness in allowing her own border citizens to be mercilessly harried"- Theodore Roosevelt

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1. Definition: 1. void of expression; "a blank stare"

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1. Definition: 1. submissive or fawning in attitude or behavior; "spoke in a servile tone"; "the incurably servile housekeeper"; "servile tasks such as floor scrubbing and barn work"

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1. Definition: 1. the semantic role of an entity that is not the agent but is directly involved in or affected by the happening denoted by the verb in the clause

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1. Definition: 1. without strain or anxiety; "gave the impression of being quite relaxed"; "a relaxed and informal discussion"

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1. Definition: 1. inactive but capable of becoming active; "her feelings of affection are dormant but easily awakened"

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1. Definition: 1. not growing or changing; without force or vitality

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1. Definition: 1. (of a body of water) free from disturbance by heavy waves;

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1. Definition: 1. permanent; "a standing army"

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1. Definition: 1. old-fashioned and out of date

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1. Definition: 1. showing a sense of shame

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1. Definition: 1. dutifully complying with the commands or instructions of those in authority; "an obedient soldier"; "obedient children"; "a little man obedient to his wife"; "the obedient colonies...are heavily taxed; the refractory remain unburdened"- Edmund Burke

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1. Definition: 1. involving disadvantage or harm; "minus (or negative) factors"

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1. Definition: 1. not active physically or mentally; "illness forced him to live an inactive life"; "dreamy and inactive by nature"

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1. Definition: 1. (of tumors, e.g.) slow to heal or develop and usually painless; "an indolent ulcer"; "leprosy is an indolent infectious disease"

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1. Definition: 1. accept as inevitable; "He resigned himself to his fate"

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1. Definition: 1. the state of being asleep

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1. Definition: 1. slow and apathetic; "she was fat and inert"; "a sluggish worker"; "a mind grown torpid in old age"

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1. Definition: 1. a drug that induces sleep

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1. Definition: 1. referring back to itself

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1. Definition: 1. inclined to or marked by drowsiness; "slumberous (or slumbrous) eyes"; "`slumbery' is archaic"; "the sound had a somnolent effect"

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1. Definition: 1. requiring sitting or little activity; "forced by illness to lead a sedentary life"

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1. Definition: 1. cause to be held in suspension in a fluid; "suspend the particles"

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1. Definition: 1. edible seeds or roots or stems or leaves or bulbs or tubers or nonsweet fruits of any of numerous herbaceous plant

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1. Definition: 1. retire gracefully; "He bowed out when he realized he could no longer handle the demands of the chairmanship"

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1. Definition: 1. not leased to or occupied by a tenant; "an unoccupied apartment"; "very little unclaimed and untenanted land"

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1. Definition: 1. in a thoughtless manner; "he stared thoughtlessly at the picture"

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1. Definition: 1. be asleep

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1. Definition: 1. evidencing little spirit or courage; overly submissive or compliant; "compliant and anxious to suit his opinions of those of others"; "a fine fiery blast against meek conformity"- Orville Prescott; "she looked meek but had the heart of a lion"; "was submissive and subservient"

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1. Definition: 1. not capable of being moved; "stationary machinery"

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1. Definition: 1. without care or thought for others; "the thoughtless saying of a great princess on being informed that the people had no bread; `Let them eat cake'"

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1. Definition: 1. abjectly submissive; characteristic of a slave or servant; "slavish devotion to her job ruled her life"; "a slavish yes-man to the party bosses"- S.H.Adams; "she has become submissive and subservient"

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1. Definition: 1. having no care or interest in knowing; "she appeared totally uninterested"

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1. Definition: 1. not complaining; "uncomplaining courage"

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