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Bucket 36 — Weakness & Tiredness
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Best for: failing systems and exhausted resources. 6 words (4 repeats).
1. ENERVATE (v.) 🔁
- Urdu: کمزور کرنا · drain of energy · Syn: sap · Ant: invigorate · Full entry → Bucket 8
2. FLAG (v.)
- Urdu: ماند پڑنا، کمزور ہونا، جوش ٹھنڈا پڑنا
- Meaning: become tired or less enthusiastic; decline in strength
- Syn: weaken, wane, droop, falter · Ant: revive, strengthen, flourish, rally
- ✍️ Use: Public interest in the reform agenda began to flag after the first year.
- 🧠 Hook: a flag hanging limp when the wind dies. "Flagging economy" = weakening. (GRE loves this secondary meaning.)
3. LANGUID (adj.)
- Urdu: سست، نڈھال، بے دم
- Meaning: slow and relaxed; weak or faint from tiredness
- Syn: listless, sluggish, lethargic, languorous · Ant: energetic, vigorous, brisk, lively
- ✍️ Use: A languid summer afternoon in the village passes without a single decision being taken.
- 🧠 Hook: languish → so tired you just hang around.
4. LASSITUDE (n.) 🔁
- Urdu: تھکاوٹ · weariness · Syn: lethargy · Ant: vigour · Full entry → Bucket 13
5. LETHARGIC (adj.) 🔁
- Urdu: سست · sluggish · Syn: listless · Ant: energetic · Full entry → Bucket 13
6. TORPOR (n.) 🔁
- Urdu: جمود · inactivity, lethargy · Syn: inertia · Ant: vigour · Full entry → Bucket 13