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lethargic   adj. deficient in alertness or activity   adv. lethargically / noun lethargy  
comatose   adj. in a state of deep and usually prolonged unconsciousness; unable to respond to external stimuli   adv comatosely / noun comatosity, comatoseness  
benign   adj. not dangerous to health; pleasant and beneficial in nature or influence   adv. benignly  
mendacious   adj. dishonest; lying; untruthful   adv. mendaciously / noun mendaciousness  
calumny   noun a false statement maliciously made to injure another's reputation   plural calumnies  
defame   VERB To damage the reputation, character, or good name of by slander or libel   defamer, noun; defamingly, adverb  
libel   NOUN and VERB defamation by written or printed words, pictures, or in any form other than by spoken words or gestures.   see definition  
slander   NOUN and VERB A false and malicious statement or report about someone   see definition  
malign   ADJ. Evil in disposition, nature, or intent   maligner, noun; malignly, adv.  
impudent   ADJ Characterized by offensive boldness   impudently, adv.; impudentness, noun  


   


 

 

 
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