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::: cloister - monastery or convent
::: stolid - dull; impassive; showing little emotion when strong feelings are expected
::: gentry - people of standing(rank or position); people of good family or high social position; class of people just below nobility
::: sultry - (of weather) hot; sweltering; sensual; voluptuous
::: numismatist - person who collects coins; N. numismatics: study or collection of money, coins, and medals
::: protagonist - leader or noticeable supporter of an idea; chief character in a play or story
::: dowdy - untidy (of a woman or clothes); slovenly; dressed in an unattractive way; shabby; CF. unattractive woman
::: effrontery - rudeness without any sense of shame; shameless boldness; presumptousness; nerve; cheek
::: sinewy - (of meat) tough; strong and firm; muscular; N. sinew: tendon; strong cord connecting a muscle to a bone
::: baroque - highly ornate