# Everyday Routines Expert

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- CEFR: C2 (Proficient)
- Theme: Daily Life
- Words: 25
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Everyday Routines vocabulary for routine analysed rather than lived, including humdrum, quotidian, drudgery and lethargic — words for the sheer force of habit…

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## Word list

* **humdrum** /ˈhʌmˌdrʌm/: Dull and always the same, day after day. — “After ten years the commute had become utterly **humdrum**.”
* **ingrained** /ˌɪnˈɡreɪnd/: Fixed so firmly by years of repetition that it is very hard to change. — “Checking my phone first thing is completely **ingrained** now.”
* **quotidian**: Happening every day; ordinary and unremarkable (formal/literary). — “He wrote about the **quotidian** rhythms of family life.”
* **workaday** /ˈwɜrkəˌdeɪ/: Ordinary and not special; part of everyday routine. — “The novel captures the **workaday** grind of city commuters.”
* **banal** /bəˈnɑl/: So ordinary and repeated that it has become boring. — “The film's **banal** dialogue made it hard to watch.”
* **soporific**: Causing sleepiness or a lack of interest. — “The lecturer's **soporific** voice sent half the room to sleep.”
* **perfunctory** /pərˈfʌŋktəri/: Done quickly and without real interest or care, just because it's expected. — “He gave a **perfunctory** nod and carried on scrolling his phone.”
* **hidebound** /ˈhaɪdˌbaʊnd/: Unwilling to change old habits or ways of doing things (formal). — “The **hidebound** office still refuses to allow remote work.”
* **vegetate** /ˈvɛdʒəˌteɪt/: To spend time doing nothing active or interesting, especially watching TV. — “After a long week, I just want to **vegetate** on the sofa.”
* **torpid** /ˈtɔrpəd/: Lacking energy and mental alertness; sluggish (formal). — “He felt **torpid** after his enormous Sunday lunch.”
* **drudgery** /ˈdrʌdʒəri/: Hard, dull work that has to be done over and over again. — “Batch cooking on Sundays saves me from a lot of **drudgery**.”
* **onerous** /ˈoʊnərəs/: Involving a lot of effort and difficult to carry out (formal). — “Cleaning the whole house alone is an **onerous** task.”
* **laborious** /ləˈbɔriəs/: Needing a lot of time and hard work. — “Ironing every shirt by hand is a **laborious** process.”
* **thankless** /ˈθæŋkləs/: Involving hard work that isn't noticed or appreciated by others. — “Cleaning up after everyone feels like a **thankless** task.”
* **interminable** /ˌɪnˈtɜrmənəbəl/: Seeming to last forever, in a boring or annoying way. — “The **interminable** pile of ironing never seemed to shrink.”
* **unremitting** /ˌʌnrɪˈmɪtɪŋ/: Never stopping or getting easier, especially something unpleasant. — “The **unremitting** mess in a house full of children never ends.”
* **Sisyphean**: Describing a task that is endless and pointless, however much effort you put in (literary, from Greek myth). — “Tidying a toddler's room feels like a **Sisyphean** task.”
* **tedium** /ˈtidiəm/: The feeling of boredom caused by a long, dull, repeated task. — “Nothing relieves the **tedium** of folding endless laundry.”
* **toil** /tɔɪl/: Hard, tiring work done over a long period. — “Years of **toil** kept the old house standing.”
* **grind** /ɡraɪnd/: Boring, hard work that continues for a long time without a break (informal). — “Doing the school run every day is a real **grind**.”
* **bleary-eyed**: Unable to see or think clearly because you have just woken or slept badly. — “He shuffled in **bleary-eyed** and knocked the milk over.”
* **rouse** /raʊs/: To make someone stop sleeping and become awake and active again. — “Nothing could **rouse** him from bed before eleven on Sundays.”
* **somnolent** /ˈsɑmnələnt/: Sleepy, or making you feel sleepy (formal/literary). — “The **somnolent** afternoon heat made everyone drowsy.”
* **nocturnal** /nɑkˈtɜrnəl/: Active mainly at night rather than during the day. — “As a **nocturnal** worker, he sleeps through most mornings.”
* **lethargic** /ləˈθɑrdʒɪk/: Lacking energy and enthusiasm; unwilling to move or think. — “The heat left everyone feeling **lethargic** all afternoon.”

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