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Game whose name may be derived from the nickname of a 19th century gambler johnny crapaud

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This animal term for a football official is derived from the patterned shirt that he wears

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The name of this lowliest of chess pieces comes from the latin for foot soldier

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This adjective that means impudent or just plain rude is an alteration of saucy

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From the latin render to yield it's something you have to yield up to your landlord

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This term for the outer covering on an ear of corn is from middle dutch for little house

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An operatic prima donna it comes from the latin for goddess

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Our word bog probably came from this language; it helps if you think of peat bogs

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A synonym for labyrinth it comes from the old english word masian meaning to confuse

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A middle english word for a small horse gave us this term for a favorite pastime

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An italian word meaning cool & fresh gave us the name of this art of painting on plaster

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The name of this fine soft leather is the french word for sweden; sweden was famous for gloves made of it

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This word for a heathen comes from the latin pagi who were just country folk

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Sorority is derived from the latin soror which means this

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Although john duns scotus was a brilliant scholar a name for his followers gave us this word

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From the latin for to wash in hot water it now means to heat almost to the boiling point

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From old norse jalda meaning mare especially a tired one comes this word for insensitive or worn out

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O its name comes from greek meaning to smell

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This word for a blob or lump perhaps of whipped cream may come from dolpur icelandic for fat man

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Named for a region of norway a telemark is a type of stop or turn in this sport

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Whiskey named for a county in kentucky whose county seat is paris

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This interjection that expresses sorrow or concern comes from lassus latin for weary

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This word for a little angel often depicted as a rosy-cheeked child comes from hebrew

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From the french for man it's a ceremony of paying or expressing respect for a person

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This word often used as a toast comes from the old norse for drinking vessel

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The name of this musical form is from the italian for sounded

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Valuable for its seeds & oil this plant gets its name from the akkadian samassamu

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This adjective often used to describe a charming old village or inn comes from the latin for to know

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This popular slang expression of the early 20th century is probably just a shortened form of magnificent

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The greek word embruon gave us this word for the fertilized egg of a vertebrate

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The greek poiein to create gave us the name of this literary form

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A farrier one who shoes horses comes from the latin word ferrum meaning this metal that horseshoes are made of

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Strategy comes from strategos the greek word for this high military rank

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The congolese word nguba gave us this nickname for a peanut

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This tropical bird's name is probably derived from the name pierre

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The name of these comic plays comes from french meaning to stuff as they were stuffed between acts

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Though it comes from a latin word meaning whitish it refers to a reddish-brown hair color

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This word for a scowl derives from the old irish word sron which means nose

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This unit of measure abbreviated db was named for alexander graham bell

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This disease's name is from the italian for bad air; it was first thought to be caused by foul swamp air not mosquitoes

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Motel is actually derived from 2 words: hotel & this

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Meaning to burn with hot liquid or steam this term comes from the latin word calidus

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From the latin for wash away comes this term for the bible's great flood

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This word used as a classification for the milky way comes from the greek word for milky

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Mathematician edward kasner's young nephew came up with this word for a 1 followed by 100 zeros

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Kaban huis dutch for ship's galley gave us this word that means the last car on a train

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This word meaning of the utmost importance comes from the latin word crux meaning cross

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This term for a crazy or foolish person comes from the latin word for moon

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This cotton fabric was first woven in nimes france & called serge de nimes

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This word for a woman's handbag comes from the greek for leather of which they are often made

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The sanskrit word chitra meaning brightly colored is the root of this word for cheap or tawdry

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This term for the lowest point or greatest despair comes from the arabic for opposite the zenith

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Richard nixon described adlai stevenson by using this word as an anti-intellectual dig rather than to claim he resembled humpty dumpty

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From the turkish word for towel makrama it's the art of tying cords in a pattern

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The name of this tuxedoed bird may come from the welsh for white head

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It's the type of needlework whose name comes from the french for hook

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The shi in the name of this type of therapeutic massage is japanese for finger

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Judo is japanese for soft way & this self-defense form is japanese for soft art

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This synonym for a bear comes from the dutch for brown

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From the greek for without bottom it's a bottomless gulf or the ocean's depths

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Derived from italian this word refers to a boat race or series of races

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From the latin word for soul it means to bring to life like a cartoon

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This bony supporting structure of animals is from a greek expression for dried up

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Because they were too young or inexperienced for the cavalry foot soldiers came to be called this

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This other term for a pastor is derived from the middle latin word persona

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This subversive act derived from the french may have meant throwing wooden shoes to jam machinery

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A place for storing food its name comes from the latin word for bacon lardum

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This word for a dried grape comes from the latin for a bunch of grapes racemus

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The name of this weasel & its fur comes from armenius mus latin for armenian rat

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The latin umbra meaning shade gave us the name of this device that protects you from rain

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It's the type of dictatorial government whose name is derived from the latin for bundle

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This dog breed name may come from the scottish meaning sooty with coal dust

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This home for an emperor comes from palatium the roman hill on which the emperor lived

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This noun derived from the italian for skilled is often applied to top musicians

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This wood-eating insect gets its name from the latin for wood-eating worm

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A masterful conductor is often called this italian for master

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From the turkish word makrama meaning towel this is the art of tying cords in a pattern

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This word for clergyman means servant since he's considered the servant of his congregation

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This word for a cantankerous personality is a variation of ordinary

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The name of this dog-like carnivore comes from the persian word shagal

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This device mounted on the stern of a ship to direct it gets its name from rother meaning steering oar

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From french for sickly it was originally used to describe the behavior of soldiers or sailors pretending to be ill to avoid work

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From a gaelic word meaning war cry it's a catchphrase or motto used to advertise a product

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From the french for something fried types include apple corn & clam

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From the word nawwab a rank of government officials under india's mogul rulers it's a man of prominence & wealth

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A type of asian temple its name goes back to the sanskrit bhagavat

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The word chime comes from the name of this other percussion instrument

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You can trace the name of this type of evergreen tree back to the name prussia

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The russian wolfhound is known for its swiftness & this its other name is russian for swift

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A jester's hat watermark formerly found on cheap paper gave us this name for legal-size yellow pads

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These small seedless raisins are named for the city of corinth

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The name of this almond paste confection comes from a medieval italian coin

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On a calendar this comes from the latin meaning month of janus

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Originally a charity bequest this word for a small amount of money comes from latin for piety

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From the name of a 16th century hangman this word is now used for any machine that hoists

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The name of this tree native to the southwest comes from the nahuatl mizquitl

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These flowers got their name from the french for to think

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Latin words for water & to lead give us the name of this type of ancient water carrier built by the romans

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The name of this bed pad comes from the arabic taraha meaning to throw

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Mussolini's political party was named this after the bundles of sticks that were a symbol of early roman authority

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This word for a bullfighter comes from spanish meaning to kill

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The algonquin word pocohiquara gave us the name of this hardwood tree

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The shoulder ornament found on a military uniform its name comes from the french word for shoulder

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The name of this russian urn used to heat water for tea is russian for self-boiler

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This sauce made of basil pine nuts olive oil etc. comes from italian pestare to pound

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It's from the old english & originally meant a piece of carbon glowing without fire

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Whether it's a problem in the eye or a waterfall it's from the greek for to dash down

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From the german for busybody it's to look over a person's shoulder & offer advice

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The name of this fabric made from angora goat hair comes from the arabic meaning choice or select

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Make no bones about it it's from a greek expression for dried-up body

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Sanskrit for great queen this woman is the wife of a maharajah

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This word for cosmetic treatment of the fingernails comes in part from the latin for hand

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This word meaning irritable or peevish comes from the latin petere to attack

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The name of this delicate often lacy design in metalwork came from the latin for thread & grain

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The name of this food of the gods is from the greek for immortal

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The name of this most recent geological era is from the greek for new animals

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Kielbasa comes from this language which you'll know if you know what kind of sausage it is

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Although it comes from the latin for whitish this color of hair is actually reddish-brown

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The latin caedere to cut gave us the name of this 2-bladed snipping implement

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Ukulele came to us from this language

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The name of this tent fabric comes from a dutch word for cloth not from a web-footed bird

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The persian word isfanakh grew into our word for this leafy vegetable

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This adjective that means impudent or just plain rude is an alteration of saucy

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This word for a little white lie may be derived from fable

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Meaning to burn with hot liquid or steam this term comes from the latin word calidus

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Word meaning to forbid or veto it's from the german nichts meaning nothing

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This word for a scowl derives from the old irish word sron which means nose

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This word for a shopping center came from the narrow alleys where a game was played with a ball & mallet

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This term for the lowest point or greatest despair comes from the arabic for opposite the zenith

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This animal term for a football official is derived from the patterned shirt that he wears

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The greek poiein to create gave us the name of this literary form

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This word for a heathen comes from the latin pagi who were just country folk

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It's from the old english & originally meant a piece of carbon glowing without fire

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This cotton fabric was first woven in nimes france & called serge de nimes

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This word for a woman's handbag comes from the greek for leather of which they are often made

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From old norse jalda meaning mare especially a tired one comes this word for insensitive or worn out

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From the little book romans used to publicize foes' misdeeds comes this word meaning defamation

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Although john duns scotus was a brilliant scholar a name for his followers gave us this word

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