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imminent
[im-uh-nuhnt]
projecting or leaning forward; overhanging

imperious
[im-peer-ee-uhs]
domineering in a haughty manner; dictatorial; overbearing

inveterate
[in-vet-er-it ]
settled or confirmed in a habit, practice, feeling, or the like

anchorite
[ang-kuh-rahyt]
a person who has retired to a solitary place for a life of religious seclusion

auriferous
[aw-rif-er-uhs]
yielding or containing gold

imbricate
[im-bri-keyt]
overlapping in sequence, as tiles or shingles on a roof

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

woebegone
[woh-bi-gawn, woh-bi-gon]
beset with woe; affected by woe, especially in appearance; showing or indicating woe

engender
[en-jen-der]
to produce, cause, or give rise to

ignominious
[ig-nuh-min-ee-uhs]
marked by or attended with ignominy; discreditable, humiliating

dowdy
[dou-dee]
not stylish; drab; old-fashioned

shibboleth
[shib-uh-lith]
a common saying or belief with little current meaning or truth

hamartia
[hah-mahr-tee-uh]
a fatal flaw leading to the downfall of a tragic hero or heroine

rapscallion
[rap-skal-yuhn]
a rascal; rogue; scamp

terpsichorean
[turp-si-kuh-ree-uhn]
pertaining to dancing

scuttle
[skuht-l]
to sink (a vessel) deliberately, especially by opening seacocks or making openings in the hull