perfunctory pur-FUNGK-tuh-ree, adjective:
- Done merely to carry out a duty; performed mechanically or routinely.
- Lacking interest, care, or enthusiasm; indifferent.

Whenever I think of the Word of the Day as a perfunctory chore, I simply post a picture of Katharine McPhee and know that I'm helping make RBR a hotter place to visit.