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cloistered

clois·tered /ˈklɔɪstəd $ -ərd/ adjective

  1. protected from the difficulties and demands of ordinary life:
    • Academics lead a cloistered life.
  2. a cloistered building contains cloisters

facet

fac·et /ˈfæsət, ˈfæsɪt/ noun [countable]

  1. one of several parts of someone's character, a situation etc SYN aspect
    • facet of
      • He has travelled extensively in China, recoding every facet of life.
  2. multi-faceted/many-faceted consisting of many different parts:
    • The issues are complex and multi-faceted.
  3. one of the flat sides of a cut jewel.

rhetorical

rhe·tor·i·cal /rɪˈtɒrɪkəl $ -ˈtɔː-, -ˈtɑː-/adjective

  1. rhetorical question a question that you ask as a way of making a statement, without expecting an answer.
  2. using speech or writing in special ways in order to persuade people or to produce an impressive effects:
    • a speech full of rhetorical phrases
  • rhetorically adverb

sully

sul·ly /ˈsʌli/ verb (past tense and past participle sullied, present participle sullying, third person singular sullies) [transitive] formal or literary

to spoil or reduce the value of something that was perfect:

  • a scandal that sullied his reputation

twine

twine2 verb [intransitive and transitive] written

to wind or wrist around something else, or to make something to do this

  • twine something round/around something
    • She twined her arms round him and kissed his check.
  • twine round/around
    • A dark green ivy plant plant twined around the pole.