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

noun
  1. One of four equal parts of something: quartern. See part
  2. A part of the earth's surface: area, belt, district, locality, neighborhood, region, tract, zone. Informal: neck of the woods. See territory
  3. A rather small part of a geographic unit considered in regard to its inhabitants or distinctive characteristics. Often uppercase: area, district, neighborhood. See territory
verb
To provide with often temporary lodging: accommodate, bed (down), berth, bestow, billet, board, bunk1, domicile, harbor, house, lodge, put up, room. See protection