Word Origins Study Guide

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a leotard 6x $533 avg J:4 DJ:2
J $400 2002 This snug-fitting one-piece garment used by dancers was invented by, & named for, a French aerialist
J $600 2018 This tight-fitting garment was the last name of a 19th century French trapeze artist who wore one
DJ $1,000 1987 A 19th century circus star gave his name to this, the 1-piece garment he designed & wore in his act
Braille 4x $325 avg J:2 DJ:2
J $100 2001 In the 1800s he also developed a musical notation system for sightless musicians
J $400 2006 A "W" was added to his raised letter alphabet so that it could be used in English
DJ $400 2022 It's the writing system seen here
Worth Knowing (149)
Tobacco Road 3 the Amish 3 souvenir 3 palace 3 pachyderm 3 nicotine 3 ketchup 3 Diesel 3 corpulent 3 chauvinism 3 Australia 3 an easel 3 alphabet 3 a loupe 3 white 3 Vaudeville 2 toast 2 the pancreas 2 the guillotine 2 ten 2 tea 2 syntax 2 soccer 2 sleep 2 skis 2 Sister 2 shillelagh 2 shiatsu 2 sesame 2 seltzer 2 secretary 2 scald 2 sassy 2 Sandwich 2 salt 2 Salmonella 2 ritzy 2 regatta 2 red 2 purgatory 2 Ponzi 2 Pompadour 2 platonic 2 Plaster of Paris 2 petulant 2 petite 2 Pedigree 2 parliament 2 paparazzi 2 panic 2 OK 2 Nostalgia 2 nix 2 negligee 2 muscles 2 mesmerism 2 matrimony 2 Mascot 2 marzipan 2 mannequin 2 Mandarin 2 malaria 2 mal 2 maestro 2 macrobiotic 2 Machiavelli 2 London 2 libel 2 liaison 2 lasagna 2 lace 2 Kilt 2 khaki 2 Jumbo 2 Jacuzzi 2 introspection 2 Incas 2 homage 2 Hobson's choice 2 Hinduism 2 hermetic 2 haughty 2 gung ho 2 grotesque 2 gossamer 2 gin 2 galaxy 2 foolscap 2 femur 2 facsimile 2 ennui 2 Emir 2 effigy 2 ecru 2 eccentric 2 doily 2 derrick 2 cuneiform 2 cuisine 2 counter 2 contra 2 coccyx 2 checkmate 2 charisma 2 chaparral 2 champion 2 cereal 2 Cardigan 2 campanile 2 calico 2 butter 2 bouquet 2 Bolivia 2 bodacious 2 blunderbuss 2 blood 2 berserk 2 before 2 bedlam 2 autograph 2 Auburn 2 Arabic 2 anti- 2 an octopus 2 an epicure 2 an auction 2 absurd 2 abdicate 2 a tripod 2 a swashbuckler 2 a sachet 2 a Petri dish 2 a monkey wrench 2 a lothario 2 a lariat 2 a gimlet 2 a fib 2 a disaster 2 a cruller 2 a cravat 2 a boycott 2 a Bowie knife 2 -phile 2 -ize 2 -ectomy 2 -algia 2 vodka 2 sic 2 Russian roulette 2
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