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

noun
  1. Unintelligible or foolish talk: babble, blather, blatherskite, double talk, gabble, gibberish, jabber, jabberwocky, nonsense, prate, prattle, twaddle. See words
  2. A variety of a language that differs from the standard form: argot, cant2, dialect, lingo, patois, vernacular. See words
  3. Specialized expressions indigenous to a particular field, subject, trade, or subculture: argot, cant2, dialect, idiom, language, lexicon, lingo, patois, terminology, vernacular, vocabulary. See words