1. Eponyms & Coined Words V4L8V4L18

2. Eponyms are words that come from the name of a person or place.

3. braille O a system of writing for blind people in which letters are represented by raised dots O Louis Braille made it possible for blind people to read.

4. guppy O a small tropical fish O R.J.L. Guppy brought some fish from the West Indies to England.

5. sandwich O two pieces of bread with something (such as meat, peanut butter, etc.) between them O John Montagu, the Earl of Sandwich, ate meat between bread to save time.

6. titanic O very great in size, force, or power O Titans were powerful Greek gods.

7. saxophone O a musical instrument that has a curved metal tube and that is played by blowing into a mouthpiece and pressing keys with your fingers O Antoine Sax invented a brass instrument.

8. Ferris wheel O very large upright wheel that has seats around its edge where people sit while the wheel turns and are found at amusement parks O George Ferris invented a new ride for a fair in 1893.

9. bloomers O long and loose underpants worn by women and girls especially in the past O Amelia Bloomer started a fad of wearing loose trousers under her dress.

10. limerick O a humorous rhyming poem of five lines O Limerick is a place in Ireland named in a popular poem.

11. tweed O a rough, woolen cloth that is woven with different colored threads O This wool was made beside the Tweed River in Scotland.

12. jovial O full of happiness and joy O Jove was a Roman god also called Jupiter.

13. When something new is invented, it needs a name. A made-up name is called coined word.

14. astronaut O a person who travels in a spacecraft into outer space

15. skyscraper O a very tall building in a city

16. suburb O a town or other area where people live in houses near a larger city

17. nylon O strong material that is made from a chemical process and that is used for making clothes, ropes, and other products O clothing for women made of nylon that fits closely over the feet and legs and goes up to the waist

18. hatchback O door that opens upward on the back of a car

19. takeout O food that is cooked in a restaurant and taken by a customer to be eaten in another place

20. jazz O a type of American music with lively rhythms and melodies that are often made up by musicians as they play O meaningless or foolish talk

21. monorail O a type of railroad that uses a single track which is usually high off the ground

22. laptop O a small computer that is designed to be easily carried

23. infomercial O a television program that is a long advertisement and that usually includes people talking about and using the product that is being sold