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campanile
[kam-puh-nee-lee]
a bell tower, especially one freestanding from the body of a church

munificent
[myoo-nif-uh-suhnt]
characterized by great generosity

aubade
[oh-bad; oh-bahd]
a poem or piece of music appropriate to the dawn or early morning

valorous
[val-er-uhs]
showing great courage in the face of danger, especially in battle

perfidy
[perfidy]
deliberate breach of faith or trust; faithlessness; treachery

libertine
[lib-er-teen, lib-er-tin]
a person, especially a man, who behaves without moral principles or a sense of responsibility, especially in sexual matters; a person who rejects accepted opinions in matters of religion; a freethinker

badinage
[bad-n-ahzh]
light, playful banter or raillery

extrapolate
[ik-strap-uh-leyt]
to infer (an unknown) from something that is known; conjecture

grandiloquent
[gran-dil-uh-kwuhnt]
speaking or expressed in a lofty style, often to the point of being pompous or bombastic

obnubilate
[ob-noo-buh-leyt]
to cloud over; becloud; obscure

somnolent
[som-nuh-luhnt]
sleepy; drowsy

paucity
[paw-si-tee]
smallness of quantity; scarcity; scantiness

irrefragable
[ih-ref-ruh-guh-buhl]
not to be disputed or contested

tautology
[taw-tol-uh-jee]
needless repetition of an idea, especially in words other than those of the immediate context, without imparting additional force or clearness, as in "widow woman"

hegira
[hi-jahy-ruh]
any flight or journey to a more desirable or congenial place

facile
[fas-il]
moving, acting, working, proceeding, etc., with ease, sometimes with superficiality