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POTPOURRI

a mixture of flowers, herbs, and spices that is usually kept in a jar and used for scent

The meaning of the word potpourri is a mixture of flowers, herbs, and spices that is usually kept in a jar and used for scent.

Random words

WordMeaning
prohibitivetending to prohibit or restrain
cohesionthe act or state of sticking together tightly
specioushaving a false look of truth or genuineness : sophistic
unexceptionablenot open to objection or criticism : beyond reproach : unimpeachable
brawlto quarrel or fight noisily : wrangle
authoritarianof, relating to, or favoring blind submission to authority
decompositionto separate into constituent parts or elements or into simpler compounds
swaggerto conduct oneself in an arrogant or superciliously pompous manner
devoidbeing without a usual, typical, or expected attribute or accompaniment
importto bring from a foreign or external source: such as