Printable Synonym challenge: Passive actions flash cards
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| obsequious |
characterized by or showing servile complaisance or deference; fawning. |
| lackadaisical |
without interest, vigor, or determination; listless; lethargic. |
| innocence |
simplicity; absence of guile or cunning; naivet |
| abate |
to reduce in amount, degree, intensity, etc.; lessen; diminish. |
| apathetic |
not interested or concerned; indifferent or unresponsive |
| succumb |
to give way to superior force; yield. |
| languid |
lacking in vigor or vitality; slack or slow. |
| obdurate |
unmoved by persuasion, pity, or tender feelings; stubborn; unyielding. |
| malleable |
adaptable or tractable |
| placate |
to appease or pacify, especially by concessions or conciliatory gestures. |
| recalcitrant |
hard to deal with, manage, or operate. |
| abide |
to put up with; tolerate; stand. |
| kowtow |
to show servile deference. |
| phlegmatic |
not easily excited to action or display of emotion; apathetic; sluggish. |
| perfunctory |
performed merely as a routine duty; hasty and superficial. |
| supine |
inactive, passive, or inert, especially from indolence or indifference. |
| obsequious |
characterized by or showing servile complaisance or deference; fawning. |
| lackadaisical |
without interest, vigor, or determination; listless; lethargic. |
| innocence |
simplicity; absence of guile or cunning; naivet |
| abate |
to reduce in amount, degree, intensity, etc.; lessen; diminish. |
| apathetic |
not interested or concerned; indifferent or unresponsive |
| succumb |
to give way to superior force; yield. |
| languid |
lacking in vigor or vitality; slack or slow. |
| obdurate |
unmoved by persuasion, pity, or tender feelings; stubborn; unyielding. |
| malleable |
adaptable or tractable |
| placate |
to appease or pacify, especially by concessions or conciliatory gestures. |
| recalcitrant |
hard to deal with, manage, or operate. |
| abide |
to put up with; tolerate; stand. |
| kowtow |
to show servile deference. |
| phlegmatic |
not easily excited to action or display of emotion; apathetic; sluggish. |
| perfunctory |
performed merely as a routine duty; hasty and superficial. |
| supine |
inactive, passive, or inert, especially from indolence or indifference. |
