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penultimate
[pi-nuhl-tuh-mit]
next to the last

lugubrious
[loo-goo-bree-uhs]
mournful, dismal, or gloomy, especially in an affected, exaggerated, or unrelieved manner

tutelary
[toot-l-er-ee]
serving as a protector, guardian, or patron

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

spondee
[spon-dee]
in poetry, a "foot" of two syllables, both of which are long in quantitative meter or stressed in accentual meter

prothalamion
[proh-thuh-ley-mee-on]
a song or poem celebrating an upcoming wedding

maudlin
[mawd-lin]
tearfully or weakly emotional; foolishly sentimental

corrie
[kor-ee]
a circular hollow in the side of a hill or mountain

taradiddle
[tar-uh-did-l]
a small lie; fib

fipple
[fip-uhl]
a plug stopping the upper end of a pipe, as a recorder or a whistle, and having a narrow slit through which the player blows

pawky
[paw-kee]
cunning; sly

winebibber
[wahyn-bib-er]
a person who drinks a lot wine

precipitate
[pri-sip-i-teyt]
headlong

noisome
[noi-suhm]
of or related to an offensive, unpleasant, or disgusting as an odor

apprise
[uh-prahyz]
to give notice to; inform; advise (often followed by 'of')

ailurophile
[ahy-loor-uh-fahyl]
a person who likes cats; cat fancier