Today's words

meretricious \mair-uh-TRISH-us\ - 1. of or relating to a prostitute : having the nature of prostitution  2a. tawdrily and falsely attractive  b. superficially significant : pretentious

I might have gotten close to one of the second definitions.  I'd never have gotten the first.


froufrou \FROO-froo\ - 1. a rustling especially of a woman's skirts 2. showy or frilly ornamentation

This one I knew, but even my mind insists on mispronouncing it.