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reserved or reticent; indifferent; disinterested

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Aloof

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constant in application or effort; working diligently at a task;persevering; industrious; attentive

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Assiduous

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pertaining to, consisting of, or representing the earth

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Terrestrial

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having or showing acute mental discernment and keen practical sense;shrewd

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Sagacious

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any disorder or disease of the body, especially one that is chronic ordeepseated

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Malady

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lacking in vigor or vitality; slack or slow

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Languid

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to deprive of force or strength; destroy the vigor of; weaken

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Enervate

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to linger over, emphasize, or ponder in thought, speech, or writing(often followed by on or upon)

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Dwell

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an artifice or expedient used to evade a rule, escape a consequence, hide something, etc.

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Subterfuge

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chief in importance or impact; supreme; preeminent

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Paramount

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