jardiniere \jahr-duh-NEER\ - 1a. an ornamental stand for plants or flowers b. a large usually ceramic flowerpot holder 2. a garnish for meat consisting of several cooked vegetables cut into pieces
I love new words, of course. But I hate WOTD write-ups that telegraph their ending and then act as if it wasn't already obvious. I am most likely to use the second definition of this word than the first.Noachian \noh-AY-kee-un\ - of or relating to the patriarch Noah or his time
Okay, this makes sense, I guess, though I wouldn't have thought to pronounce the second syllable correctly. It linked to . . .diluvial \dih-LOO-vee-uhl\ - of, relating to, or brought about by a flood
which I recognized but couldn't quite place until after I saw the definition.
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