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Lacking Interest: ALOOF, APATHETIC, DETACHED, IMPASSIVE, INDIFFERENT, LISTLESS, NONCHALANT, PHLEGMATIC, REMOTE, STOICAL

Explore the various ways in which someone can appear uninterested or lacking emotion through words such as aloof, apathetic, detached, impassive, indifferent, listless, nonchalant, phlegmatic, remote, and stoical. Discover the different nuances and contexts in which these words can be used.

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Lacking Interest: ALOOF, APATHETIC, DETACHED, IMPASSIVE, INDIFFERENT, LISTLESS, NONCHALANT, PHLEGMATIC, REMOTE, STOICAL

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  1. Hot SAT Words Lessons 11-20

  2. LESSON # 13 • Lacking Interest • Lacking Emotion Who cares? What’s so interesting?

  3. ALOOF Adj. uninterested; showing no concern; emotionally removed or distant

  4. ALOOF He appears to be ALOOF, but his detachment comes from shyness, not conceit.

  5. APATHETIC Adj. indifferent; showing no care, interest or concern; lacking emotion

  6. APATHETIC • The crowd was mostly APATHETIC. No one really cared whether the team won or lost.

  7. DETACHED Adj. Aloof; indifferent

  8. DETACHED • Ken seemed to rise above the petty bickering, but he wasn’t as DETACHED as he appeared.

  9. IMPASSIVE Adj. Lacking emotion or drive

  10. IMPASSIVE • Ten witnesses stood by with IMPASSIVE expressions and did nothing as the killer tormented his victim.

  11. INDIFFERENT Adj. Apathetic; showing little or no concern or care

  12. INDIFFERENT • Vickie is an INDIFFERENT student. She doesn’t study much and doesn’t care about her mediocre grades.

  13. LISTLESS Adj. Lacking interest in something usually because of illness, fatigue, or general sadness; spiritless

  14. LISTLESS • The heat wave left me LISTLESS -- absolutely ENERVATED!

  15. NONCHALANT Adj. Casual and indifferent; not showing any great concern or worry about anything

  16. NONCHALANT • She appears NONCHALANT on the court, but she’s really trying very hard.

  17. PHLEGMATIC Adj. Hard to get excited or emotional; calm

  18. PHLEGMATIC • I feel too PHELGMATIC to ride a bike today. Maybe tomorrow I’ll be more motivated.

  19. REMOTE Adj. emotionally distant and disinterested; aloof; uninvolved; distant, far away

  20. REMOTE • Jerry became increasingly REMOTE after his parents’ divorce. He stopped socializing at school and never returned my phone calls.

  21. STOICAL Adj. lacking emotion or not showing any emotion

  22. STOICAL • Carrie accepted her fate with STOICAL silence. Whatever emotions she felt remained hidden.

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