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perfunctory
Definition: (adjective) unenthusiastic, routine, or mechanical.
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pro·nate  audio  (prnt) KEY 

VERB:
pro·nat·ed, pro·nat·ing, pro·nates
VERB:
tr.
    1. To turn or rotate (the hand or forearm) so that the palm faces down or back.
    2. To turn or rotate (the foot) by abduction and eversion so that the inner edge of the sole bears the body's weight.
  2. To place in a prone position.
VERB:
intr.
  1. To become pronated.
  2. To assume a prone position.
ETYMOLOGY:
Late Latin prnre, prnt-, to bend forward, from prnus, turned forward ; see prone

OTHER FORMS:
pro·nation(Noun)


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