✅ Indifferent describes not caring about something or being disinterested in it (He was indifferent to the feelings of others; She was indifferent to most new music).

✅ Apathetic describes not being interested in or concerned about something, especially to the point of being unresponsive (The company representative was apathetic to her plight).

✅ Often, indifferent and apathetic both suggest that you ought to care, but don’t (I couldn’t believe how indifferent she seemed).

✅ Apathetic also suggests a lack of response on top of a lack of care (He remained apathetic, despite the bad news).

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✅ Possessiveness refers to a strong, jealous desire to possess something, especially when it guides your actions and behavior (Her possessiveness led her to lose friendships).

✅ Cupidity refers to any strong and excessive desire, generally also to possess something (The sight of the treasure ignited the queen’s cupidity).

✅ Although possessiveness and cupidity both refer to having an intense desire to possess something or someone, cupidity is the less common word.

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✅ A book is a work of fiction or nonfiction in printed or electronic form (I spent my weekend reading a new book).

✅ A codex is a set of pages stitched together or a volume of a manuscript. When referred to with the word codex, this manuscript is usually of an ancient or biblical text (He searched through the codex to find the first use of a word).

✅ A codex is a kind of book. Codex generally refers to the earliest books, which replaced other forms of written texts like scrolls and tablets.

✅ Codex is rarely used—but it’s a fun word to know!

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