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"category": "word_origins"} {"context": "WORD ORIGINS: Appropriately, this adjective that means the giving of ones name to something comes from the Greek for giving name", "continuation": "eponymous", "category": "word_origins"} {"context": "WORD ORIGINS: The name of this wild horse is from the Spanish word for a stray animal, mesteno", "continuation": "mustang", "category": "word_origins"} {"context": "WORD ORIGINS: From the Greek for treasure, this type of book contains a trove of synonyms", "continuation": "thesaurus", "category": "word_origins"} {"context": "WORD ORIGINS: These photographers take their name from a character in Fellinis La Dolce Vita", "continuation": "paparazzi", "category": "word_origins"} {"context": "WORD ORIGINS: In the late 1880s Americans borrowed this title for powerful businessmen from Japanese shoguns", "continuation": "tycoons", "category": "word_origins"} {"context": "WORD ORIGINS: The word for this legal defense comes from the Latin for elsewhere", 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Almond paste confection whose name comes from a Medieval Italian coin", "continuation": "marzipan", "category": "word_origins"} {"context": "WORD ORIGINS: Sorority is derived from the Latin \u201csoror\u201d, which means this", "continuation": "sister", "category": "word_origins"} {"context": "WORD ORIGINS: This term for a flower worn in a buttonhole is literally French for buttonhole", "continuation": "Boutonniere", "category": "word_origins"} {"context": "WORD ORIGINS: Judo is Japanese for soft way & this self-defense form is Japanese for soft art", "continuation": "Jiu-Jitsu", "category": "word_origins"} {"context": "WORD ORIGINS: The word chime comes from the name of this other percussion instrument", "continuation": "Cymbal", "category": "word_origins"} {"context": "WORD ORIGINS: From a Greek word meaning to speak ill of, its irreverent talk of God", "continuation": "Blasphemy", "category": "word_origins"} {"context": "WORD ORIGINS: The name of this Russian urn used to heat water 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"word_origins"} {"context": "WORD ORIGINS: The hero of a Robert Burns poem lends his name to this woolen cap with a pompom or a tassel", "continuation": "Tam o Shanter", "category": "word_origins"} {"context": "WORD ORIGINS: Perhaps from the Italian for imperfect pearl, it can be a style of music, art or architecture", "continuation": "Baroque", "category": "word_origins"} {"context": "WORD ORIGINS: The name of this large island in the Gulf of Alaska is derived from an Inuit word for island", "continuation": "Kodiak", "category": "word_origins"} {"context": "WORD ORIGINS: From the Latin for to raise, it refers to the altitude of a city or mountain above sea level", "continuation": "elevation", "category": "word_origins"} {"context": "WORD ORIGINS: The Keebler Elves could probably tell you that the name of this snack comes from a Dutch word for small cake", "continuation": "a cookie", "category": "word_origins"} {"context": "WORD ORIGINS: Maple or otherwise, this thick, sweet liquid is 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Ones lineage, named because the lines on a genealogical chart look like a cranes foot or pie de grue", "continuation": "pedigree", "category": "word_origins"} {"context": "WORD ORIGINS: These full-hipped riding breeches were named for a town in India", "continuation": "jodhpurs", "category": "word_origins"} {"context": "WORD ORIGINS: From a French phrase meaning of good nature, this adjective is synonymous with suave & urbane", "continuation": "debonair", "category": "word_origins"} {"context": "WORD ORIGINS: This slang term for ridiculous may derive from a word for the art of making decals, decalcomania", "continuation": "cockamamie", "category": "word_origins"} {"context": "WORD ORIGINS: Not to skirt the issue, but the name of this Scottish garment goes back to Middle English", "continuation": "a kilt", "category": "word_origins"} {"context": "WORD ORIGINS: From the Dutch for a twisted cake, its a twisted doughnut", "continuation": "a cruller", "category": "word_origins"} {"context": "WORD ORIGINS: Lettuce tell you the term salad comes from the French salade meaning with this seasoning", "continuation": "salt", "category": "word_origins"} {"context": "WORD ORIGINS: From the Greek for generalship, its a plan of action, like those employed by the military", "continuation": "strategy", "category": "word_origins"} {"context": "WORD ORIGINS: This emotion you feel at a grave seems to come from the same root as grave", "continuation": "grief", "category": "word_origins"} {"context": "WORD ORIGINS: No surprise here--the name of this birthstone is from the Latin for red", "continuation": "ruby", "category": "word_origins"} {"context": "WORD ORIGINS: The name of this leader of a Jewish congregation is from the Hebrew for my master", "continuation": "rabbi", "category": "word_origins"} {"context": "WORD ORIGINS: From the Latin for to come to mind, its a memento that you might buy as a reminder of a place you visited", "continuation": "souvenir", "category": "word_origins"} {"context": "WORD ORIGINS: This word for a large piece of artillery comes from the Italian for great tube", "continuation": "cannon", "category": "word_origins"} {"context": "WORD ORIGINS: Meaning tearful & foolishly sentimental, it comes from Magdalene, as in Mary Magdalene", "continuation": "maudlin", "category": "word_origins"} {"context": "WORD ORIGINS: This adjective that can mean disrespectful or lively is an alteration of saucy", "continuation": "sassy", "category": "word_origins"} {"context": "WORD ORIGINS: This, from Middle French for small ball, is stronger than the bullet, which is from modern French for small ball", "continuation": "the ballot", "category": "word_origins"} {"context": "WORD ORIGINS: First appearing more than a century ago, it means gutsy & is probably a blend of bold & audacious", "continuation": "bodacious", "category": "word_origins"} {"context": "WORD ORIGINS: This 19th century 2-wheeled cab was named for a Brit, not for its good looks", "continuation": 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"category": "word_origins"} {"context": "WORD ORIGINS: They got their name from the wooden sandals worn by the French court to protect shoes on rainy days", "continuation": "galoshes", "category": "word_origins"} {"context": "WORD ORIGINS: The adjective ruddy comes from the old English rudig, meaning this color", "continuation": "Red", "category": "word_origins"} {"context": "WORD ORIGINS: Its a French word meaning Dutch, and in English it usually refers to a sauce", "continuation": "Hollandaise", "category": "word_origins"} {"context": "WORD ORIGINS: From the Latin for shield, scutum, its a shield bearing a coat of arms", "continuation": "Escutcheon", "category": "word_origins"} {"context": "WORD ORIGINS: An Arabic word for poor gave us this term for a Muslim or Hindu beggar said to have mystical powers", "continuation": "Fakir", "category": "word_origins"} {"context": "WORD ORIGINS: Named for a town in France, this sheer net fabric is used to make bridal veils and tutus", "continuation": "Tulle", "category": "word_origins"} {"context": "WORD ORIGINS: From the Latin for earth, its any of several types of small dogs bred to hunt animals underground in burrows", "continuation": "a terrier", "category": "word_origins"} {"context": "WORD ORIGINS: Perhaps from the Caribbean taino for pipe for smoking, its the dried leaves of a plant of the nightshade family", "continuation": "tobacco", "category": "word_origins"} {"context": "WORD ORIGINS: From Old French for catch or entangle, its to accuse a serving government official with an offense", "continuation": "impeach", "category": "word_origins"} {"context": "WORD ORIGINS: From the Latin for uplifted, its to divert energy associated with an unacceptable activity into more acceptable areas", "continuation": "sublimate", "category": "word_origins"} {"context": "WORD ORIGINS: An old French word for thicket gave us this word for something tossed by a bride", "continuation": "Bouquet", "category": "word_origins"} {"context": "WORD ORIGINS: From a Provencal word for witch, its a sports teams good-luck symbol", "continuation": "Mascot", "category": "word_origins"} {"context": "WORD ORIGINS: This word for a swinging cot is derived from Spanish & from the Taino language of the West Indies", "continuation": "Hammock", "category": "word_origins"} {"context": "WORD ORIGINS: From middle English & Latin for toward & to climb, one does it to a staircase or the throne", "continuation": "Ascend", "category": "word_origins"} {"context": "WORD ORIGINS: From old English for a male servant or a boy, its a synonym for a jack in a deck of cards", "continuation": "Knave", "category": "word_origins"} {"context": "WORD ORIGINS: Appropriately, this word comes from Greek words meaning sharp & dull", "continuation": "oxymoron", "category": "word_origins"} {"context": "WORD ORIGINS: This word for an action that could cause you to fail a class comes from the Latin for kidnap", "continuation": "plagiarism", "category": "word_origins"} {"context": "WORD ORIGINS: In this poem, Lewis Carroll invented such words as mimsy, a combination of flimsy & miserable", "continuation": "Jabberwocky", "category": "word_origins"} {"context": "WORD ORIGINS: This French word originally meant a place where one docks a boat, not a car", "continuation": "garage", "category": "word_origins"} {"context": "WORD ORIGINS: Used to fortell the future, this games name is derived from the French & German words for yes", "continuation": "Ouija", "category": "word_origins"} {"context": "WORD ORIGINS: This term for one who explores caves comes from a Greek word for cave", "continuation": "spelunker", "category": "word_origins"} {"context": "WORD ORIGINS: Over 800 years old, this 6-letter Middle English word meaning track was first used for a detective in 1872", "continuation": "sleuth", "category": "word_origins"} {"context": "WORD ORIGINS: The name of the alb, a vestment worn by priests, is derived from a Latin word for this color", "continuation": "White", "category": "word_origins"} {"context": "WORD ORIGINS: From Yiddish, for a wooden beam, it describes a person so clumsy he might bump into one", "continuation": "Klutz", "category": "word_origins"} {"context": "WORD ORIGINS: The name of this tent fabric comes from a Dutch word for cloth, not from a web-footed bird", "continuation": "Duck", "category": "word_origins"} {"context": "WORD ORIGINS: When they begin this dance, they should know its name is from the French for a flirtation", "continuation": "Beguine", "category": "word_origins"} {"context": "WORD ORIGINS: The name of this xylophone that originated in Africa may be from the Kimbundu language", "continuation": "Marimba", "category": "word_origins"} {"context": "WORD ORIGINS: This other term for a pastor is derived from the Middle Latin word persona", "continuation": "parson", "category": "word_origins"} {"context": "WORD ORIGINS: The name of this fine, soft leather is the French word for Sweden; Sweden was famous for gloves made of it", "continuation": "suede", "category": "word_origins"} {"context": "WORD ORIGINS: This word for a blob or lump, perhaps of whipped cream, may come from dolpur, Icelandic for fat man", "continuation": "dollop", "category": "word_origins"} {"context": "WORD ORIGINS: Esteban knows this term for someone who loads a ships cargo comes from the Spanish word estibador", "continuation": "stevedore", "category": "word_origins"} {"context": "WORD ORIGINS: Derived from the Greek for throw, you can throw a floppy one into a computer & store a file", "continuation": "a disk", "category": "word_origins"} {"context": "WORD ORIGINS: This attractive word is from 2 Greek words for stone of magnesia", "continuation": "a magnet", "category": "word_origins"} {"context": "WORD ORIGINS: Although its not red, this potatos name is derived from a Latin word for red", "continuation": "Russet", "category": "word_origins"} {"context": "WORD ORIGINS: The name of this prehistoric reptile, the largest known flying animal, means wing finger", "continuation": "Pterodactyl", "category": "word_origins"} {"context": "WORD ORIGINS: These salts used as a soaking aid for swelling are named for the British town of their discovery", "continuation": "Epsom salts", "category": "word_origins"} {"context": "WORD ORIGINS: This word that begins with the Greek word for all was coined by John Milton & means tumultuous disorder", "continuation": "pandemonium", "category": "word_origins"} {"context": "WORD ORIGINS: Hey, Lassie, the name of this dog breed may come from a Scottish word meaning sooty with coal dust", "continuation": "Collie", "category": "word_origins"} {"context": "WORD ORIGINS: The lutz, a type of jump in this sport, is probably named for Swiss athlete Gustave Lussi", "continuation": "Figure skating", "category": "word_origins"} {"context": "WORD ORIGINS: This hyphenated adverb is an alteration of will ye, nill ye, meaning Be you willing, be you unwilling", "continuation": "Willy-nilly", "category": "word_origins"} {"context": "WORD ORIGINS: Vegan is a contraction of this word, & means a strict one", "continuation": "Vegetarian", "category": "word_origins"} {"context": "WORD ORIGINS: The name of these beauty devices comes from etuis -- small decorative cases that once held them", "continuation": "Tweezers", "category": "word_origins"}