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A lack of interest, enthusiasm, or concern.

To support or strengthen something.

To admit that something is true, often reluctantly.

Not original; based heavily on something else.

To discourage someone from doing something.

To move away from the main subject temporarily.

To completely destroy or eliminate something.

To make a problem worse.

To make progress more difficult; to get in the way of.

To delay or block the progress of something.

Not likely to cause harm or offense.

Extremely careful and precise about details.

Spreading widely throughout something.

Able to recover quickly from difficulty.

A mark of shame associated with something.

Of such excellence as to inspire awe.

Likely to change; not consistent.

Relating to deep, instinctive feeling rather than reason.

To sharpen, or to stimulate interest or appetite.

Playfully quaint or fanciful.