Embankment: a raised riverbank intended to prevent flooding.

Funicular: (adj) like a rope or cord; (n) a vehicle that uses a strong cable to go up and down steep mountains.

Indelible: unable to be erased or removed.

Minarets: high turrets on a building.

Precipitate: to cause something to happen.

Reminisce: to remember and think about in a positive way.

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