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bedlam
noun- a place of noisy uproar and confusion
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bowdlerize
- verb- to censor prudishly
- verb- to modify or abridge, as by shortening, simplifying, or skewing content
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chauvinism
- noun- a prejudiced belief in the superiority of one's own gender, group, or kind
- noun- fanatical patriotism; the glorification of one's country
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draconian
adj- exceedingly harsh; very severe
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martinet
- noun- a rigid military disciplinarian
- noun- one who demands absolute adherence to forms and rules
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maudlin
adj- effusively or tearfully sentimental; overly emotional
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mesmerize
- verb- to spellbind; to enthrall
- verb- to hypnotize
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silhouette
- noun- a drawing consisting of the outline of something ( a human profile ) filled in with a solid color
- noun- an outline that appears dark against a light background
- verb- to cause to be seen as a silhouette; to outline
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stentorian
adj- extremely loud
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titanic
adj- a family of mythological giants
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