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aus·tere

• Severe or stern in disposition or appearance; somber and grave.
• Strict or severe in discipline; ascetic.
• Having no adornment or ornamentation; bare.

Synonyms: ascetic, spartan.

Usage: But as time went on he led a more and more austere life, refusing everything superfluous, and finally he accepted nothing but rye-bread once a week.

References

• The Free Dictionary — austere
• Wordle — Austere

joc·und

• Sprightly and lighthearted in disposition, character, or quality.

Synonyms: gay, jolly, jovial, merry, mirthful.

Usage: A poet could not but be gay, in such a jocund company.

References

• The Free Dictionary — jocund
• Wordle — Jocund

pro·trude

• Extend out or project in space.

Synonyms: jut, stick out, project.

Usage: His huge bones seemed to protrude from his body; his elbows were so sharp that they appeared to jut out through the arms of his shabby coat.

References

• The Free Dictionary — protrude
• Wordle — Protrude

nibble

• Eat intermittently; take small bites of.

Synonyms: pick, piece.

Usage: She never eats a full meal—she just nibbles.

References

• The Free Dictionary — nibble
• Wordle — Nibble

freight·er

• A vehicle, especially a ship, used for carrying freight.
• A shipper of cargo.

Synonyms: bottom, merchant ship, merchantman.

Usage: When the freighter sank in stormy seas, millions of dollars worth of cargo and goods were lost.

References

• The Free Dictionary — freighter
• Wordle — Freighter