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Definition: (adjective) unenthusiastic, routine, or mechanical.
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ruth  audio  (rth) KEY 

NOUN:
  1. Compassion or pity for another.
  2. Sorrow or misery about one's own misdeeds or flaws.
ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English ruthe, from Old Norse hrygdh (influenced by Old English hrow, sorrow, regret)


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