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Study the word LISTLESS: (Source) A long time ago, we used the word "list" to mean "joy, delight, happiness" and "desire." We don't use those meanings anymore. But we do use the word "listless," which means "joyless, unhappy, without any desires." In other words, when you're feeling listless, you're feeling tired, with no energy, and no desire to do anything. (Source) When you're in a listless mood, you're bored. And boring! You're not doing much of anything. You might lie around listlessly, or sigh listlessly, or gaze listlessly into the distance. (Source) Listlessness is that blah, boring feeling of not caring and not wanting to do anything. How do you beat listlessness? How do you shrug off your listlessness? When I'm feeling listless, sometimes I splash cold water on my face, and that gives me a little zing of energy. (Source)   Make a flash card: You can write your own definition and choose your own picture, or copy mine. Term Definition Picture listless feeling sluggish and bored, like you don't want to do anything   Write your own sentence! You can use either of the two ideas I'll suggest, or you can invent your own. Include as much detail as you can! (Source)   Write a sentence with the word LISTLESS: Remember: to feel listless is to feel like nothing is interesting and nothing is worth doing. Listlessness makes you lie around doing nothing. Idea 1: "(Someone) lay on the couch, listless, not even interested in watching (something fun) or doing (something else fun)." Idea 2: "I sat listlessly (at some event, or in some class), bored by (something in particular that was going on)." You can type in here. When you're done, copy and paste your sentence wherever you'd like it to go.