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rife
[rahyf]
of common or frequent occurrence; prevalent; in widespread existence, activity, or use

tautology
[taw-tol-uh-jee]
needless repetition of an idea, especially in words other than those of the immediate context, without imparting additional force or clearness, as in "widow woman"

hegemonic
[hej-uh-mon-ik]
having hegemony or dominance

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

dissimulate
[dih-sim-yuh-leyt]
to disguise or conceal under a false appearance; dissemble

aerostat
[air-uh-stat]
an airship or hot-air balloon, especially one that is tethered

coffer
[kaw-fer]
a box or chest, especially one for valuables

rigmarole
[rig-muh-rohl]
confused, incoherent, foolish, or meaningless talk

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

pernicious
[per-nish-uhs]
causing insidious harm or ruin; ruinous; injurious; hurtful

penumbra
[pi-nuhm-bruh]
the partial or imperfect shadow outside the complete shadow of an opaque body, as a planet, where the light from the source of illumination is only partly cut off

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

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

quandary
[kwon-duh-ree]
a state of perplexity or uncertainty, especially as to what to do; dilemma

validate
[val-i-deyt ]
to make valid; substantiate; confirm

contemporary
[kuhn-tem-puh-rer-ee]
of the present time; modern