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perfunctory
Definition: (adjective) unenthusiastic, routine, or mechanical.
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sta·sis  audio  (stss, stss) KEY 

NOUN:
pl. sta·ses  (stsz, stsz) KEY 
  1. A condition of balance among various forces; motionlessness: "Language is a primary element of culture, and stasis in the arts is tantamount to death" (Charles Marsh).
  2. Pathology Stoppage of the normal flow of a body substance, as of blood through an artery or of intestinal contents through the bowels.
ETYMOLOGY:
Greek, stationariness; see st- in Indo-European roots


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