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Austere
severe or stern in appearance; undecorated
Banal
Predictable or boring
Belfry
A bell tower
Chauvinist
Someone who is prejudiced in favor to a group he or she belongs
Corroborate
To support with evidence
Crescendo
Steadily increasing in volume, force, or pitch to a terminal peak
Dissemble
To present a false appearance or to disguise one’s real intentions
Emulate
To copy; to try to equal or excel
Expurgate
To censor or edit by omitting arts considered indelicate
Fecund
Fertile, fruitful, or productive
Frugality
Tending to be thrifty or cheap
Grovel
To humble oneself in a demeaning way (begging)
Guile
Deceit or trickery
Hegemony
The domination of one state or group over its allies
Luminous
Bright, brilliant, or glowing
Nascent
Starting to develop or coming into existence
Parley
To discuss, usually between enemies
Sanguine
Cheerfully optimistic or ruddy
Sportive
Frolicsome or playful
Stratagem
A scheme to outwit or deceive an opponent or to gain an end
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