[ proh-thuh-ley-mee-on ]

a song or poem celebrating an upcoming wedding

[ prop-uh-geyt ]

to cause (an organism) to multiply by any process of natural reproduction from the parent stock

[ kər-ˈfə-fəl ]

a disturbance or commotion typically caused by a dispute or conflict

[ trip-tik ]

a tablet written on in ancient times with a stylus

[ im-pyoon ]

to challenge as false (another's statements, motives, etc.); cast doubt upon

[ skur-uh-luhs ]

making or spreading scandalous claims about someone with the intention of damaging their reputation

[ em-pir-i-kuhl ]

derived from or guided by experience or experiment

[ plee-uh-naz-uhm ]

the use of more words than are necessary to express an idea; redundancy

[ uh-naf-er-uh ]

the use of a word referring to or replacing a word used earlier in a sentence, to avoid repetition, such as "I like it and so do they"