Wednesday, October 28, 2009

Vocab 3

1) nonchalance

indifference; carelessness; coolness.

2)Indifferent


  1. Not caring; apathetic.
    He was indifferent to the proposal, since it didn't affect him, either way.
  2. Mediocre, usually used negatively in modern usage.
    The long distance and the indifferent roads made the journey impossible.
  3. (mechanics) Being in the state of neutral equilibrium.


[edit] Quotations

  1. Let their heads be sleekly combed their blue coats brushed and their garters of an indifferent knit Act 4, Scene 1 of Shakespeare's Taming of the Shrew

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