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austerity
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(noun) a condition of lacking pleasure or luxury; a stern or severe quality
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beguile
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(verb) to trick
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cloister
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(noun) a place where members of a religious community live
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dote
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(verb) to love with foolish fondness
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extenuate
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(verb) to lessen the seriousness of
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feign
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(verb) to pretend
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reveling
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(noun or verb) enjoyment of festivities
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dissemble
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(verb) to pretend; to hide one's true motives
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flout
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(verb) to mock or openly ignore and disregard
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progeny
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(noun) offspring; children of
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promontory
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(noun) peak of land that juts out and overlooks lower lands
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wanton
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(adjective) shameless, unjustified; with deliberate cruelty
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