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Listless

To be listless is to be lethargic, low spirited, and limp. If a fever has made you feel listless, you might also feel like you are melting into the sofa.

If you went to the supermarket without your shopping list, that doesn't mean you're listless. The word originates from the Middle English word liste which meant desire (and is related to our word lust). Oddly enough, listen comes from the same origin. If you're too lethargic and out of it to listen, you're listless. It's not just laziness, it's not just fatigue; an utter indifference to whatever is going on around you makes you listless.
 
Colloquy (from Latin colloquium: con- [together] + loqui [speak])

Meaning "discussion" or "conversation"; may refer to the following:

In law, a colloquy is a routine, highly formalized conversation. Conversations among the judge and lawyers (as opposed to testimony under oath) are colloquys. In criminal court, a colloquy is an investigation within a defendant's plea to reassure that the plea was given knowingly, voluntarily, and intelligently.

A religious colloquy is a meeting to settle differences of doctrine or dogma, also called a colloquium (meeting, discussion). Colloquy may also be defined as the conversation of prayer with God, a private opportunity with God the Father, to plead one's need for assistance, reassurance or forgiveness.
 
Colloquial
adjective

1.characteristic of or appropriate to ordinary or familiar conversation rather than formal speechor writing; informal.

2.involving or using conversation.


 
Circumlocution

cir·cum·lo·cu·tion
(sərkəmˌləˈkyo͞oSH(ə)n)

noun: circumlocution; plural noun: circumlocutions

Roundabout, indirect way of speaking. Overuse of words to express an idea. The use of many words where fewer would do, especially in a deliberate attempt to be vague or evasive: "his admission came after years of circumlocution."
 
equitable?

adjective

1.characterized by equity or fairness; just and right; fair; reasonable:equitable treatment of all citizens.


2.Law.
  • pertaining to or valid in equity.
  • pertaining to the system of equity, as distinguished from the common law.



 
verisimilitude

ver·i·si·mil·i·tude


the appearance of being true or real.
"the detail gives the novel some verisimilitude"

synonyms: realism, believability, plausibility, authenticity, credibility, lifelikeness
"the verisimilitude of her performance is gripping"
 
Equity

a : justice according to natural law or right; specifically : freedom from bias or favoritism
b : something that is equitable
 
Racketeer/A person who engages in an illegal business or other organized illegal activities.

intr.v.
To engage in an illegal business or other organized illegal activities.
 
Hermeneutic

her·me·neu·tic
hərməˈn(y)o͞odik/

adjective: hermeneutic
1. concerning interpretation, especially of the Bible or literary texts.

noun: hermeneutic; plural noun: hermeneutics
1. a method or theory of interpretation.
 
[h=1]Uncanny[/h]If something is uncanny, it is so mysterious, strange, or unfamiliar that it seems supernatural. If you hear strange music echoing through your attic, you might refer to it as positively uncanny


 
Superfluous - adjective
1. a: exceeding what is sufficient or necessary: EXTRA
b: not needed: UNNECESSARY

2. obsolete: marked by wastefulness: EXTRAVAGANT

~superfluously (adverb)
~superfluousness (noun)
 
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Energumen - noun - en*er*gu*men
plural -s

1. :a person possessed by or as if by an evil spirit: DEMONIAC; specifically: one belonging to a Christian church in the first centuries and placed in a special class ministered to by exorcists and allowed limited participation in common worship.
2. :a fanatical devotee, adherent, or enthusiast - military energumens
 
verbiage - noun

1. overabundance or superfluity of words, as in writing or speech; wordiness; verbosity.

2. manner or style of expressing something in words; wording:



a manual of official verbiage
 
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[h=1]mellifluous[/h][h=1][/h]
adjective

1.sweetly or smoothly flowing; sweet-sounding:a mellifluous voice; mellifluous tones.


2.flowing with honey; sweetened with or as if with honey.
 
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