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perfunctory
Definition: (adjective) unenthusiastic, routine, or mechanical.
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guard

verb
To keep safe from danger, attack, or harm: defend, preserve, protect, safeguard, secure, shield, ward. Archaic: fend. See attack
noun
  1. A person or special body of persons assigned to provide protection or keep watch over, for example: lookout, picket, protector, sentinel, sentry, ward, watch. See awareness, safety
  2. The act or a means of defending: defense, preservation, protection, protector, safeguard, security, shield, ward. See attack