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  • 21international relations — a branch of political science dealing with the relations between nations. [1970 75] * * * Study of the relations of states with each other and with international organizations and certain subnational entities (e.g., bureaucracies and political… …

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  • 22effete — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. exhausted, spent, depleted; barren, sterile, fruitless; weak, corrupt, decadent. See deterioration, uselessness. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Lacking vigor] Syn. weakened, decadent, exhausted, spent,… …

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  • 23faint — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i. swoon; lose heart or courage; fail, fade, weaken, pass out (inf.). adj. pale, indistinct; feeble, weak. See weakness, colorlessness, impotence, silence, dimness, faintness. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1 …

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  • 24weak — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. feeble (see weakness); faulty, unsatisfactory; uncertain, unsure, irresolute; watery, diluted, attenuated; faint, soft. See imperfection, uncertainty, cowardice, changeableness, softness. II (Roget… …

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  • 25lackadaisical — listless, spiritless, enervated, *languid, languishing, languorous Analogous words: *indifferent, unconcerned, incurious: indolent, slothful, faineant, *lazy: inert, inactive, passive, supine, idle: *sentimental, romantic: enervated, emasculated… …

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  • 26enervate — /ˈɛnəveɪt / (say enuhvayt) verb (t) (enervated, enervating) 1. to deprive of nerve, force, or strength; destroy the vigour of; weaken. –adjective 2. enervated. {Latin ēnervātus, past participle} –enervation /ɛnəˈveɪʃən/ (say enuh vayshuhn), noun… …

  • 27enervate — [en′ər vāt΄; ] for adj. [ ē nʉr′vit, ē nʉr′vāt΄] vt. enervated, enervating [< L enervatus, pp. of enervare < enervis, nerveless, weak < e , out + nervus, NERVE] to deprive of strength, force, vigor, etc.; weaken physically, mentally, or… …

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  • 28en|er|vate — «verb. EHN uhr vayt; adjective. ih NUR viht», verb, vat|ed, vat|ing, adjective. –v.t. 1. to lessen the vigor or strength of; weaken: »A hot, damp climate enervates people who are not used to it. SYNONYM(S): debilitate …

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  • 29debilitated — adj. 1. lacking strength or vigor; weakened. Syn: adynamic, asthenic, enervated. [WordNet 1.5] 2. weakened due to illness. Syn: enfeebled, infirm, seedy. [WordNet 1.5] …

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  • 30Enervous — E*nerv ous, a. [L. enervis, enervus.] Lacking nerve or force; enervated. [R.] [1913 Webster] …

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