inertia

Day 22Level 3

in-UR-shuh

inactivity

inactivity; lethargy

Part of Speech: noun

Synonyms:

sluggishness, laziness, passivity

Antonyms:

liveliness, activity

Example Sentence:

The inertia of county officials is responsible for their failure to adopt the new system in obedience to the law.

Related Words

insensitive

KAL-uhs

insensitive to others feelings

act of thinking

KOG-ni-tiv

concerned with act of thinking or perceiving

weakness

dih-BIL-i-tee

weakness; incapacity

verbal attack

di-TRAK-shun

the act of belittling the reputation of a person, work etc.

transparent

dy-AF-uh-nus

transparent or gauzy; thin and delecate

small

dih-MIHN-yuh-tihv

small; little; tiny