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"sense": "Lacking enthusiasm",
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"sense": "Lacking enthusiasm",
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"roman": "wú jīng dǎ cǎi",
"sense": "Lacking enthusiasm",
"word": "無精打采"
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"sense": "Lacking enthusiasm",
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"sense": "Lacking enthusiasm",
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"sense": "Lacking enthusiasm",
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"sense": "Lacking enthusiasm",
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"sense": "Lacking enthusiasm",
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"sense": "Lacking enthusiasm",
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"sense": "Lacking enthusiasm",
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"sense": "Lacking enthusiasm",
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"sense": "Lacking enthusiasm",
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"word": "apático"
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"sense": "Lacking enthusiasm",
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"sense": "Lacking enthusiasm",
"word": "無精打采"
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"sense": "Lacking enthusiasm",
"word": "lusteloos"
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"sense": "Lacking enthusiasm",
"word": "välinpitämätön"
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"sense": "Lacking enthusiasm",
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"code": "fi",
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"sense": "Lacking enthusiasm",
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"sense": "Lacking enthusiasm",
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"word": "fásult"
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"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "Lacking enthusiasm",
"word": "díbheo"
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"code": "ga",
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"sense": "Lacking enthusiasm",
"word": "neamh-anamúil"
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"code": "ga",
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"sense": "Lacking enthusiasm",
"word": "fuairnéalach"
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"code": "ga",
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"sense": "Lacking enthusiasm",
"word": "fuaránta"
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"code": "ga",
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"word": "apatico"
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"word": "ārangirangi"
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"word": "apatic"
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"word": "lânguido"
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"code": "pt",
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"sense": "Lacking enthusiasm",
"word": "apático"
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"code": "ro",
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"word": "apatic"
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"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "Lacking enthusiasm",
"word": "atonic"
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"roman": "vjályj",
"sense": "Lacking enthusiasm",
"word": "вя́лый"
},
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"code": "ru",
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"roman": "apatíčnyj",
"sense": "Lacking enthusiasm",
"word": "апати́чный"
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"sense": "Lacking enthusiasm",
"word": "безразли́чный"
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"code": "txb",
"lang": "Tocharian B",
"sense": "Lacking enthusiasm",
"word": "kuro"
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"sense": "Lacking enthusiasm",
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"word": "listless"
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