competent
Definition: (adjective) having the skill and knowledge needed for a particular task; capable
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potˇpourˇri
 (p   p  -r   )
KEY
NOUN:
pl.
potˇpourˇris
- A combination of incongruous things:
"In the minds of many, the real and imagined causes for Russia's defeats quickly mingled into a potpourri of terrible fears"
(W. Bruce Lincoln).
- A miscellaneous anthology or collection:
a potpourri of short stories and humorous verse.
- A mixture of dried flower petals and spices used to scent the air.
ETYMOLOGY:
French pot pourri (translation of Spanish olla podrida) : pot, pot ; see
potiche
+ pourri, past participle of pourrir, to rot (from Old French purir, from Vulgar Latin * putr re, from Latin putr scere; see
putrid
)
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