peradventure /PER-ud-ven-cher/ - 1. doubt 2. the possibility of a particular outcome in an uncertain situation : chance
Am pretty sure I've encountered this word before, but not for some time now. Am pretty sure I've mentally mispronounced it with only a secondary accent on the first syllable and the main accent on the penultimate one.
babassu /ˌbä-bə-ˈsü/ - a tall pinnate-leaved palm (Orbignya phalerata synonym O. barbosiana) of Brazil with hard-shelled nuts yielding a valuable oil
And a totally new word from the Dictionary Devil puzzle. I'd have also wrongly emphasized this one.
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