rank: thick and wild; smelly or overripe
imminent: near; about to happen
iridescent: rainbow-like; displaying a shifting range of colors
blighted: suffering from conditions that destroy or prevent growth
entrails: inner organs; guts
infallibility: inability to make a mistake
doggedness: stubbornness; persistence
reiterated: repeated
precariously: unsteadily; insecurely
evanesced: faded away; disappeared
sullenly: gloomily or resentfully
lingered: slow or reluctant to leave, stayed about
(slang: To hang around)
