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perfunctory
Definition: (adjective) unenthusiastic, routine, or mechanical.
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gy·rus  audio  (jrs) KEY 

NOUN:
pl. gy·ri  (-r) KEY 
Any of the prominent, rounded, elevated convolutions on the surfaces of the cerebral hemispheres.
ETYMOLOGY:
Latin grus, circle ; see gyre


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