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  1. mercerize
    treat to strengthen and improve the luster
    Eponyms: Study Words

    praline
    magnolia
    boysenberry
    hosta
    poinsettia
    macadamia
    salmonella
    newton
    saxophone
    tortoni
    greengage
    angstrom
    gardenia
    melba
    tantalize
    zinnia
    quisling
    begonia
    samaritan
    Panglossian
    quixote
    jeremiad
    hector
    Ge
  2. boysenberry
    a large raspberry-flavored fruit
    Eponyms: Study Words

    praline
    magnolia
    boysenberry
    hosta
    poinsettia
    macadamia
    salmonella
    newton
    saxophone
    tortoni
    greengage
    angstrom
    gardenia
    melba
    tantalize
    zinnia
    quisling
    begonia
    samaritan
    Panglossian
    quixote
    jeremiad
    hec
  3. newton
    force imparting acceleration of 1 m/sec/sec to 1 kilogram
    Eponyms: Study Words

    praline
    magnolia
    boysenberry
    hosta
    poinsettia
    macadamia
    salmonella
    newton
    saxophone
    tortoni
    greengage
    angstrom
    gardenia
    melba
    tantalize
    zinnia
    quisling
    begonia
    samaritan
    Panglossian
    quixote
    jeremiad
    hec
  4. vulcanize
    undergo treatment with sulfur and heat to make stronger
    Eponyms: Study Words

    praline
    magnolia
    boysenberry
    hosta
    poinsettia
    macadamia
    salmonella
    newton
    saxophone
    tortoni
    greengage
    angstrom
    gardenia
    melba
    tantalize
    zinnia
    quisling
    begonia
    samaritan
    Panglossian
    quixote
    jeremiad
    hector
    Ge
  5. yahoo
    a person who is not intelligent or interested in culture
    Eponyms: Study Words

    praline
    magnolia
    boysenberry
    hosta
    poinsettia
    macadamia
    salmonella
    newton
    saxophone
    tortoni
    greengage
    angstrom
    gardenia
    melba
    tantalize
    zinnia
    quisling
    begonia
    samaritan
    Panglossian
    quixote
    jeremiad
    hector
    Ge
  6. pasteurize
    heat food in order to kill harmful microorganisms
    Eponyms: Study Words

    praline
    magnolia
    boysenberry
    hosta
    poinsettia
    macadamia
    salmonella
    newton
    saxophone
    tortoni
    greengage
    angstrom
    gardenia
    melba
    tantalize
    zinnia
    quisling
    begonia
    samaritan
    Panglossian
    quixote
    jeremiad
    hector
    Geronimo
    shrapnel
    vulcanize
    Frankenstein
    Boswell
    ampere
    cupid
    Fletcherism
    yahoo
    diesel
    bandersnatch
    Crusoe
    mentor
    Dracula

    Eponyms: Challenge Words

    forsythia
    madeleine
    bromeliad
    mercerize
    Fahrenheit
    narcissistic
    dahlia ...
  7. angstrom
    a metric unit of length equal to one ten billionth of a meter (or 0.0001 micron); used to specify wavelengths of electromagnetic radiation
    Eponyms: Study Words

    praline
    magnolia
    boysenberry
    hosta
    poinsettia
    macadamia
    salmonella
    newton
    saxophone
    tortoni
    greengage
    angstrom
    gardenia
    melba
    tantalize
    zinnia
    quisling
    begonia
    samaritan
    Panglossian
    quixote
    jeremiad
    hector
    Geronimo
    shrapnel
    vulcanize
    Frankenstein
    Boswell
    ampere
    cupid
    Fletcherism
    yahoo
    diesel
    bandersnatch
    Crusoe
    mentor
    Dracula

    Eponyms: Challenge Words

    forsythia
    madeleine
    bromeliad
    mercerize
    Fahrenheit
    narcissistic
    ...
  8. eponym
    the person for whom something is named
    Eponyms: Study Words

    praline
    magnolia
    boysenberry
    hosta
    poinsettia
    macadamia
    salmonella
    newton
    saxophone
    tortoni
    greengage
    angstrom
    gardenia
    melba
    tantalize
    zinnia
    quisling
    begonia
    samaritan
    Panglossian
    quixote
    jeremiad
    hector
    Geronimo
    shrapnel
    vulcanize
    Frankenstein
    Boswell
    ampere
    cupid
    Fletcherism
    yahoo
    diesel
    bandersnatch
    Crusoe
    mentor
    Dracula

    Eponyms: Challenge Words

    forsythia
    madeleine
    bromeliad
    mercerize
    Fahrenheit
    narcissistic
    ...
  9. praline
    cookie-sized candy made of brown sugar and butter and pecans
    Eponyms: Study Words

    praline
    magnolia
    boysenberry
    hosta
    poinsettia
    macadamia
    salmonella
    newton
    saxophone
    tortoni
    greengage
    angstrom
    gardenia
    melba
    tantalize
    zinnia
    quisling
    begonia
    samaritan
    Panglossian
    quixote
    jeremiad
    hector
    Geronimo
    shrapnel
    vulcanize
    Frankenstein
    Boswell
    ampere
    cupid
    Fletcherism
    yahoo
    diesel
    bandersnatch
    Crusoe
    mentor
    Dracula

    Eponyms: Challenge Words

    forsythia
    madeleine
    bromeliad
    mercerize
    Fahrenheit
    narcissistic
    ...
  10. macadamia
    any tree of the genus Macadamia
    Eponyms: Study Words

    praline
    magnolia
    boysenberry
    hosta
    poinsettia
    macadamia
    salmonella
    newton
    saxophone
    tortoni
    greengage
    angstrom
    gardenia
    melba
    tantalize
    zinnia
    quisling
    begonia
    samaritan
    Panglossian
    quixote
    jeremiad
    hector
    Geronimo
    shrapnel
    vulcanize
    Frankenstein
    Boswell
    ampere
    cupid
    Fletcherism
    yahoo
    diesel
    bandersnatch
    Crusoe
    mentor
    Dracula

    Eponyms: Challenge Words

    forsythia
    madeleine
    bromeliad
    mercerize
    Fahrenheit
    narcissistic
    ...
  11. zinnia
    any of various plants of the genus Zinnia cultivated for their variously and brightly colored flower heads
    Eponyms: Study Words

    praline
    magnolia
    boysenberry
    hosta
    poinsettia
    macadamia
    salmonella
    newton
    saxophone
    tortoni
    greengage
    angstrom
    gardenia
    melba
    tantalize
    zinnia
    quisling
    begonia
    samaritan
    Panglossian
    quixote
    jeremiad
    hector
    Geronimo
    shrapnel
    vulcanize
    Frankenstein
    Boswell
    ampere
    cupid
    Fletcherism
    yahoo
    diesel
    bandersnatch
    Crusoe
    mentor
    Dracula

    Eponyms: Challenge Words

    forsythia
    madeleine
    bromeliad
    mercerize
    Fahrenheit
    narcissistic
    ...
  12. forsythia
    any of various early blooming oleaceous shrubs of the genus Forsythia; native to eastern Asia and southern Europe but widely cultivated for their branches of bright yellow bell-shaped flowers
    Eponyms: Study Words

    praline
    magnolia
    boysenberry
    hosta
    poinsettia
    macadamia
    salmonella
    newton
    saxophone
    tortoni
    greengage
    angstrom
    gardenia
    melba
    tantalize
    zinnia
    quisling
    begonia
    samaritan
    Panglossian
    quixote
    jeremiad
    hector
    Geronimo
    shrapnel
    vulcanize
    Frankenstein
    Boswell
    ampere
    cupid
    Fletcherism
    yahoo
    diesel
    bandersnatch
    Crusoe
    mentor
    Dracula

    Eponyms: Challenge Words

    forsythia
    madeleine
    bromeliad
    mercerize
    Fahrenheit
    narcissistic
    ...
  13. hector
    talk to or treat someone in a bossy or bullying way
    Eponyms: Study Words

    praline
    magnolia
    boysenberry
    hosta
    poinsettia
    macadamia
    salmonella
    newton
    saxophone
    tortoni
    greengage
    angstrom
    gardenia
    melba
    tantalize
    zinnia
    quisling
    begonia
    samaritan
    Panglossian
    quixote
    jeremiad
    hector
    Geronimo
    shrapnel
    vulcanize
    Frankenstein
    Boswell
    ampere
    cupid
    Fletcherism
    yahoo
    diesel
    bandersnatch
    Crusoe
    mentor
    Dracula

    Eponyms: Challenge Words

    forsythia
    madeleine
    bromeliad
    mercerize
    Fahrenheit
    narcissistic
    ...
  14. mesmerize
    attract strongly, as if with a magnet
    Eponyms: Study Words

    praline
    magnolia
    boysenberry
    hosta
    poinsettia
    macadamia
    salmonella
    newton
    saxophone
    tortoni
    greengage
    angstrom
    gardenia
    melba
    tantalize
    zinnia
    quisling
    begonia
    samaritan
    Panglossian
    quixote
    jeremiad
    hector
    Geronimo
    shrapnel
    vulcanize
    Frankenstein
    Boswell
    ampere
    cupid
    Fletcherism
    yahoo
    diesel
    bandersnatch
    Crusoe
    mentor
    Dracula

    Eponyms: Challenge Words

    forsythia
    madeleine
    bromeliad
    mercerize
    Fahrenheit
    narcissistic
    dahlia ...
  15. greengage
    sweet green or greenish-yellow variety of plum
    Eponyms: Study Words

    praline
    magnolia
    boysenberry
    hosta
    poinsettia
    macadamia
    salmonella
    newton
    saxophone
    tortoni
    greengage
    angstrom
    gardenia
    melba
    tantalize
    zinnia
    quisling
    begonia
    samaritan
    Panglossian
    quixote
    jeremiad
    hector
    Geronimo
    shrapnel
    vulcanize
    Frankenstein
    Boswell
    ampere
    cupid
    Fletcherism
    yahoo
    diesel
    bandersnatch
    Crusoe
    mentor
    Dracula

    Eponyms: Challenge Words

    forsythia
    madeleine
    bromeliad
    mercerize
    Fahrenheit
    narcissistic
    ...
  16. cupid
    a symbol for love in the form of a cherubic naked boy with wings and a bow and arrow
    Eponyms: Study Words

    praline
    magnolia
    boysenberry
    hosta
    poinsettia
    macadamia
    salmonella
    newton
    saxophone
    tortoni
    greengage
    angstrom
    gardenia
    melba
    tantalize
    zinnia
    quisling
    begonia
    samaritan
    Panglossian
    quixote
    jeremiad
    hector
    Geronimo
    shrapnel
    vulcanize
    Frankenstein
    Boswell
    ampere
    cupid
    Fletcherism
    yahoo
    diesel
    bandersnatch
    Crusoe
    mentor
    Dracula

    Eponyms: Challenge Words

    forsythia
    madeleine
    bromeliad
    mercerize
    Fahrenheit
    narcissistic
    ...
  17. jeremiad
    a long and mournful complaint
    Eponyms: Study Words

    praline
    magnolia
    boysenberry
    hosta
    poinsettia
    macadamia
    salmonella
    newton
    saxophone
    tortoni
    greengage
    angstrom
    gardenia
    melba
    tantalize
    zinnia
    quisling
    begonia
    samaritan
    Panglossian
    quixote
    jeremiad
    hector
    Geronimo
    shrapnel
    vulcanize
    Frankenstein
    Boswell
    ampere
    cupid
    Fletcherism
    yahoo
    diesel
    bandersnatch
    Crusoe
    mentor
    Dracula

    Eponyms: Challenge Words

    forsythia
    madeleine
    bromeliad
    mercerize
    Fahrenheit
    narcissistic
    ...
  18. poinsettia
    tropical American plant having poisonous milk and showy tapering usually scarlet petallike leaves surrounding small yellow flowers
    Eponyms: Study Words

    praline
    magnolia
    boysenberry
    hosta
    poinsettia
    macadamia
    salmonella
    newton
    saxophone
    tortoni
    greengage
    angstrom
    gardenia
    melba
    tantalize
    zinnia
    quisling
    begonia
    samaritan
    Panglossian
    quixote
    jeremiad
    hector
    Geronimo
    shrapnel
    vulcanize
    Frankenstein
    Boswell
    ampere
    cupid
    Fletcherism
    yahoo
    diesel
    bandersnatch
    Crusoe
    mentor
    Dracula

    Eponyms: Challenge Words

    forsythia
    madeleine
    bromeliad
    mercerize
    Fahrenheit
    narcissistic
    ...
  19. quisling
    someone who collaborates with an enemy occupying force
    Eponyms: Study Words

    praline
    magnolia
    boysenberry
    hosta
    poinsettia
    macadamia
    salmonella
    newton
    saxophone
    tortoni
    greengage
    angstrom
    gardenia
    melba
    tantalize
    zinnia
    quisling
    begonia
    samaritan
    Panglossian
    quixote
    jeremiad
    hector
    Geronimo
    shrapnel
    vulcanize
    Frankenstein
    Boswell
    ampere
    cupid
    Fletcherism
    yahoo
    diesel
    bandersnatch
    Crusoe
    mentor
    Dracula

    Eponyms: Challenge Words

    forsythia
    madeleine
    bromeliad
    mercerize
    Fahrenheit
    narcissistic
    ...
  20. begonia
    any of numerous plants of the genus Begonia grown for their attractive glossy asymmetrical leaves and colorful flowers in usually terminal cymes or racemes
    Eponyms: Study Words

    praline
    magnolia
    boysenberry
    hosta
    poinsettia
    macadamia
    salmonella
    newton
    saxophone
    tortoni
    greengage
    angstrom
    gardenia
    melba
    tantalize
    zinnia
    quisling
    begonia
    samaritan
    Panglossian
    quixote
    jeremiad
    hector
    Geronimo
    shrapnel
    vulcanize
    Frankenstein
    Boswell
    ampere
    cupid
    Fletcherism
    yahoo
    diesel
    bandersnatch
    Crusoe
    mentor
    Dracula

    Eponyms: Challenge Words

    forsythia
    madeleine
    bromeliad
    mercerize
    Fahrenheit
    narcissistic
    ...
  21. gardenia
    any of various shrubs and small trees of the genus Gardenia having large fragrant white or yellow flowers
    Eponyms: Study Words

    praline
    magnolia
    boysenberry
    hosta
    poinsettia
    macadamia
    salmonella
    newton
    saxophone
    tortoni
    greengage
    angstrom
    gardenia
    melba
    tantalize
    zinnia
    quisling
    begonia
    samaritan
    Panglossian
    quixote
    jeremiad
    hector
    Geronimo
    shrapnel
    vulcanize
    Frankenstein
    Boswell
    ampere
    cupid
    Fletcherism
    yahoo
    diesel
    bandersnatch
    Crusoe
    mentor
    Dracula

    Eponyms: Challenge Words

    forsythia
    madeleine
    bromeliad
    mercerize
    Fahrenheit
    narcissistic
    ...
  22. tantalize
    harass with persistent teasing or baiting
    Eponyms: Study Words

    praline
    magnolia
    boysenberry
    hosta
    poinsettia
    macadamia
    salmonella
    newton
    saxophone
    tortoni
    greengage
    angstrom
    gardenia
    melba
    tantalize
    zinnia
    quisling
    begonia
    samaritan
    Panglossian
    quixote
    jeremiad
    hector
    Geronimo
    shrapnel
    vulcanize
    Frankenstein
    Boswell
    ampere
    cupid
    Fletcherism
    yahoo
    diesel
    bandersnatch
    Crusoe
    mentor
    Dracula

    Eponyms: Challenge Words

    forsythia
    madeleine
    bromeliad
    mercerize
    Fahrenheit
    narcissistic
    ...
  23. Baedeker
    German publisher of a series of travel guidebooks
    Eponyms: Study Words

    praline
    magnolia
    boysenberry
    hosta
    poinsettia
    macadamia
    salmonella
    newton
    saxophone
    tortoni
    greengage
    angstrom
    gardenia
    melba
    tantalize
    zinnia
    quisling
    begonia
    samaritan
    Panglossian
    quixote
    jeremiad
    hector
    Geronimo
    shrapnel
    vulcanize
    Frankenstein
    Boswell
    ampere
    cupid
    Fletcherism
    yahoo
    diesel
    bandersnatch
    Crusoe
    mentor
    Dracula

    Eponyms: Challenge Words

    forsythia
    madeleine
    bromeliad
    mercerize
    Fahrenheit
    narcissistic
    dahlia ...
  24. narcissistic
    having an inflated idea of one's own importance
    Eponyms: Study Words

    praline
    magnolia
    boysenberry
    hosta
    poinsettia
    macadamia
    salmonella
    newton
    saxophone
    tortoni
    greengage
    angstrom
    gardenia
    melba
    tantalize
    zinnia
    quisling
    begonia
    samaritan
    Panglossian
    quixote
    jeremiad
    hector
    Geronimo
    shrapnel
    vulcanize
    Frankenstein
    Boswell
    ampere
    cupid
    Fletcherism
    yahoo
    diesel
    bandersnatch
    Crusoe
    mentor
    Dracula

    Eponyms: Challenge Words

    forsythia
    madeleine
    bromeliad
    mercerize
    Fahrenheit
    narcissistic
    ...
  25. philippic
    a speech of violent denunciation
    Eponyms: Study Words

    praline
    magnolia
    boysenberry
    hosta
    poinsettia
    macadamia
    salmonella
    newton
    saxophone
    tortoni
    greengage
    angstrom
    gardenia
    melba
    tantalize
    zinnia
    quisling
    begonia
    samaritan
    Panglossian
    quixote
    jeremiad
    hector
    Geronimo
    shrapnel
    vulcanize
    Frankenstein
    Boswell
    ampere
    cupid
    Fletcherism
    yahoo
    diesel
    bandersnatch
    Crusoe
    mentor
    Dracula

    Eponyms: Challenge Words

    forsythia
    madeleine
    bromeliad
    mercerize
    Fahrenheit
    narcissistic
    dahlia ...
  26. ampere
    the basic unit of electric current adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
    Eponyms: Study Words

    praline
    magnolia
    boysenberry
    hosta
    poinsettia
    macadamia
    salmonella
    newton
    saxophone
    tortoni
    greengage
    angstrom
    gardenia
    melba
    tantalize
    zinnia
    quisling
    begonia
    samaritan
    Panglossian
    quixote
    jeremiad
    hector
    Geronimo
    shrapnel
    vulcanize
    Frankenstein
    Boswell
    ampere
    cupid
    Fletcherism
    yahoo
    diesel
    bandersnatch
    Crusoe
    mentor
    Dracula

    Eponyms: Challenge Words

    forsythia
    madeleine
    bromeliad
    mercerize
    Fahrenheit
    narcissistic
    ...
  27. Dracula
    comprises tropical American species usually placed in genus Masdevallia: diminutive plants having bizarre and often sinister-looking flowers with pendulous scapes and motile lips
    Eponyms: Study Words

    praline
    magnolia
    boysenberry
    hosta
    poinsettia
    macadamia
    salmonella
    newton
    saxophone
    tortoni
    greengage
    angstrom
    gardenia
    melba
    tantalize
    zinnia
    quisling
    begonia
    samaritan
    Panglossian
    quixote
    jeremiad
    hector
    Geronimo
    shrapnel
    vulcanize
    Frankenstein
    Boswell
    ampere
    cupid
    Fletcherism
    yahoo
    diesel
    bandersnatch
    Crusoe
    mentor
    Dracula

    Eponyms: Challenge Words

    forsythia
    madeleine
    bromeliad
    mercerize
    Fahrenheit
    narcissistic
    ...
  28. braggadocio
    vain and empty boasting
    Eponyms: Study Words

    praline
    magnolia
    boysenberry
    hosta
    poinsettia
    macadamia
    salmonella
    newton
    saxophone
    tortoni
    greengage
    angstrom
    gardenia
    melba
    tantalize
    zinnia
    quisling
    begonia
    samaritan
    Panglossian
    quixote
    jeremiad
    hector
    Geronimo
    shrapnel
    vulcanize
    Frankenstein
    Boswell
    ampere
    cupid
    Fletcherism
    yahoo
    diesel
    bandersnatch
    Crusoe
    mentor
    Dracula

    Eponyms: Challenge Words

    forsythia
    madeleine
    bromeliad
    mercerize
    Fahrenheit
    narcissistic
    dahlia ...
  29. saxophone
    a single-reed woodwind with a conical bore
    Eponyms: Study Words

    praline
    magnolia
    boysenberry
    hosta
    poinsettia
    macadamia
    salmonella
    newton
    saxophone
    tortoni
    greengage
    angstrom
    gardenia
    melba
    tantalize
    zinnia
    quisling
    begonia
    samaritan
    Panglossian
    quixote
    jeremiad
    hector
    Geronimo
    shrapnel
    vulcanize
    Frankenstein
    Boswell
    ampere
    cupid
    Fletcherism
    yahoo
    diesel
    bandersnatch
    Crusoe
    mentor
    Dracula

    Eponyms: Challenge Words

    forsythia
    madeleine
    bromeliad
    mercerize
    Fahrenheit
    narcissistic
    ...
  30. salmonella
    bacteria that can cause typhoid fever and food poisoning
    Eponyms: Study Words

    praline
    magnolia
    boysenberry
    hosta
    poinsettia
    macadamia
    salmonella
    newton
    saxophone
    tortoni
    greengage
    angstrom
    gardenia
    melba
    tantalize
    zinnia
    quisling
    begonia
    samaritan
    Panglossian
    quixote
    jeremiad
    hector
    Geronimo
    shrapnel
    vulcanize
    Frankenstein
    Boswell
    ampere
    cupid
    Fletcherism
    yahoo
    diesel
    bandersnatch
    Crusoe
    mentor
    Dracula

    Eponyms: Challenge Words

    forsythia
    madeleine
    bromeliad
    mercerize
    Fahrenheit
    narcissistic
    ...
  31. Frankenstein
    the fictional Swiss scientist who was the protagonist in a gothic novel by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley; he created a monster from parts of corpses
    Eponyms: Study Words

    praline
    magnolia
    boysenberry
    hosta
    poinsettia
    macadamia
    salmonella
    newton
    saxophone
    tortoni
    greengage
    angstrom
    gardenia
    melba
    tantalize
    zinnia
    quisling
    begonia
    samaritan
    Panglossian
    quixote
    jeremiad
    hector
    Geronimo
    shrapnel
    vulcanize
    Frankenstein
    Boswell
    ampere
    cupid
    Fletcherism
    yahoo
    diesel
    bandersnatch
    Crusoe
    mentor
    Dracula

    Eponyms: Challenge Words

    forsythia
    madeleine
    bromeliad
    mercerize
    Fahrenheit
    narcissistic
    ...
  32. Geronimo
    Apache chieftain who raided the white settlers in the Southwest as resistance to being confined to a reservation (1829-1909)
    Eponyms: Study Words

    praline
    magnolia
    boysenberry
    hosta
    poinsettia
    macadamia
    salmonella
    newton
    saxophone
    tortoni
    greengage
    angstrom
    gardenia
    melba
    tantalize
    zinnia
    quisling
    begonia
    samaritan
    Panglossian
    quixote
    jeremiad
    hector
    Geronimo
    shrapnel
    vulcanize
    Frankenstein
    Boswell
    ampere
    cupid
    Fletcherism
    yahoo
    diesel
    bandersnatch
    Crusoe
    mentor
    Dracula

    Eponyms: Challenge Words

    forsythia
    madeleine
    bromeliad
    mercerize
    Fahrenheit
    narcissistic
    ...
  33. diesel
    an internal-combustion engine that burns heavy oil
    Eponyms: Study Words

    praline
    magnolia
    boysenberry
    hosta
    poinsettia
    macadamia
    salmonella
    newton
    saxophone
    tortoni
    greengage
    angstrom
    gardenia
    melba
    tantalize
    zinnia
    quisling
    begonia
    samaritan
    Panglossian
    quixote
    jeremiad
    hector
    Geronimo
    shrapnel
    vulcanize
    Frankenstein
    Boswell
    ampere
    cupid
    Fletcherism
    yahoo
    diesel
    bandersnatch
    Crusoe
    mentor
    Dracula

    Eponyms: Challenge Words

    forsythia
    madeleine
    bromeliad
    mercerize
    Fahrenheit
    narcissistic
    ...
  34. Croesus
    last king of Lydia (died in 546 BC)
    Eponyms: Study Words

    praline
    magnolia
    boysenberry
    hosta
    poinsettia
    macadamia
    salmonella
    newton
    saxophone
    tortoni
    greengage
    angstrom
    gardenia
    melba
    tantalize
    zinnia
    quisling
    begonia
    samaritan
    Panglossian
    quixote
    jeremiad
    hector
    Geronimo
    shrapnel
    vulcanize
    Frankenstein
    Boswell
    ampere
    cupid
    Fletcherism
    yahoo
    diesel
    bandersnatch
    Crusoe
    mentor
    Dracula

    Eponyms: Challenge Words

    forsythia
    madeleine
    bromeliad
    mercerize
    Fahrenheit
    narcissistic
    dahlia ...
  35. dahlia
    any of several plants of or developed from the species Dahlia pinnata having tuberous roots and showy rayed variously colored flower heads; native to the mountains of Mexico and Central America and Colombia
    Eponyms: Study Words

    praline
    magnolia
    boysenberry
    hosta
    poinsettia
    macadamia
    salmonella
    newton
    saxophone
    tortoni
    greengage
    angstrom
    gardenia
    melba
    tantalize
    zinnia
    quisling
    begonia
    samaritan
    Panglossian
    quixote
    jeremiad
    hector
    Geronimo
    shrapnel
    vulcanize
    Frankenstein
    Boswell
    ampere
    cupid
    Fletcherism
    yahoo
    diesel
    bandersnatch
    Crusoe
    mentor
    Dracula

    Eponyms: Challenge Words

    forsythia
    madeleine
    bromeliad
    mercerize
    Fahrenheit
    narcissistic
    dahl...
  36. Fahrenheit
    of or relating to a temperature scale proposed by the inventor of the mercury thermometer
    Eponyms: Study Words

    praline
    magnolia
    boysenberry
    hosta
    poinsettia
    macadamia
    salmonella
    newton
    saxophone
    tortoni
    greengage
    angstrom
    gardenia
    melba
    tantalize
    zinnia
    quisling
    begonia
    samaritan
    Panglossian
    quixote
    jeremiad
    hector
    Geronimo
    shrapnel
    vulcanize
    Frankenstein
    Boswell
    ampere
    cupid
    Fletcherism
    yahoo
    diesel
    bandersnatch
    Crusoe
    mentor
    Dracula

    Eponyms: Challenge Words

    forsythia
    madeleine
    bromeliad
    mercerize
    Fahrenheit
    narcissistic
    ...
  37. magnolia
    any shrub or tree of the genus Magnolia
    Eponyms: Study Words

    praline
    magnolia
    boysenberry
    hosta
    poinsettia
    macadamia
    salmonella
    newton
    saxophone
    tortoni
    greengage
    angstrom
    gardenia
    melba
    tantalize
    zinnia
    quisling
    begonia
    samaritan
    Panglossian
    quixote
    jeremiad
    hector
    Geronimo
    shrapnel
    vulcanize
    Frankenstein
    Boswell
    ampere
    cupid
    Fletcherism
    yahoo
    diesel
    bandersnatch
    Crusoe
    mentor
    Dracula

    Eponyms: Challenge Words

    forsythia
    madeleine
    bromeliad
    mercerize
    Fahrenheit
    narcissistic
    ...
  38. guillotine
    instrument of execution used for beheading people
    Eponyms: Study Words

    praline
    magnolia
    boysenberry
    hosta
    poinsettia
    macadamia
    salmonella
    newton
    saxophone
    tortoni
    greengage
    angstrom
    gardenia
    melba
    tantalize
    zinnia
    quisling
    begonia
    samaritan
    Panglossian
    quixote
    jeremiad
    hector
    Geronimo
    shrapnel
    vulcanize
    Frankenstein
    Boswell
    ampere
    cupid
    Fletcherism
    yahoo
    diesel
    bandersnatch
    Crusoe
    mentor
    Dracula

    Eponyms: Challenge Words

    forsythia
    madeleine
    bromeliad
    mercerize
    Fahrenheit
    narcissistic
    dahlia ...
  39. mentor
    a wise and trusted guide and advisor
    Eponyms: Study Words

    praline
    magnolia
    boysenberry
    hosta
    poinsettia
    macadamia
    salmonella
    newton
    saxophone
    tortoni
    greengage
    angstrom
    gardenia
    melba
    tantalize
    zinnia
    quisling
    begonia
    samaritan
    Panglossian
    quixote
    jeremiad
    hector
    Geronimo
    shrapnel
    vulcanize
    Frankenstein
    Boswell
    ampere
    cupid
    Fletcherism
    yahoo
    diesel
    bandersnatch
    Crusoe
    mentor
    Dracula

    Eponyms: Challenge Words

    forsythia
    madeleine
    bromeliad
    mercerize
    Fahrenheit
    narcissistic
    ...
  40. shrapnel
    shell containing lead pellets that explodes in flight
    Eponyms: Study Words

    praline
    magnolia
    boysenberry
    hosta
    poinsettia
    macadamia
    salmonella
    newton
    saxophone
    tortoni
    greengage
    angstrom
    gardenia
    melba
    tantalize
    zinnia
    quisling
    begonia
    samaritan
    Panglossian
    quixote
    jeremiad
    hector
    Geronimo
    shrapnel
    vulcanize
    Frankenstein
    Boswell
    ampere
    cupid
    Fletcherism
    yahoo
    diesel
    bandersnatch
    Crusoe
    mentor
    Dracula

    Eponyms: Challenge Words

    forsythia
    madeleine
    bromeliad
    mercerize
    Fahrenheit
    narcissistic
    ...
  41. Boswell
    Scottish author noted for his biography of Samuel Johnson
    Eponyms: Study Words

    praline
    magnolia
    boysenberry
    hosta
    poinsettia
    macadamia
    salmonella
    newton
    saxophone
    tortoni
    greengage
    angstrom
    gardenia
    melba
    tantalize
    zinnia
    quisling
    begonia
    samaritan
    Panglossian
    quixote
    jeremiad
    hector
    Geronimo
    shrapnel
    vulcanize
    Frankenstein
    Boswell
    ampere
    cupid
    Fletcherism
    yahoo
    diesel
    bandersnatch
    Crusoe
    mentor
    Dracula

    Eponyms: Challenge Words

    forsythia
    madeleine
    bromeliad
    mercerize
    Fahrenheit
    narcissistic
    ...
  42. challenge
    a call to engage in a contest or fight
    Eponyms: Study Words

    praline
    magnolia
    boysenberry
    hosta
    poinsettia
    macadamia
    salmonella
    newton
    saxophone
    tortoni
    greengage
    angstrom
    gardenia
    melba
    tantalize
    zinnia
    quisling
    begonia
    samaritan
    Panglossian
    quixote
    jeremiad
    hector
    Geronimo
    shrapnel
    vulcanize
    Frankenstein
    Boswell
    ampere
    cupid
    Fletcherism
    yahoo
    diesel
    bandersnatch
    Crusoe
    mentor
    Dracula

    Eponyms: Challenge Words

    forsythia
    madeleine
    bromeliad
    mercerize
    Fahrenheit
    narcissistic
    ...
  43. word
    a unit of language that native speakers can identify
    Eponyms: Study Words

    praline
    magnolia
    boysenberry
    hosta
    poinsettia
    macadamia
    salmonella
    newton
    saxophone
    tortoni
    greengage
    angstrom
    gardenia
    melba
    tantalize
    zinnia
    quisling
    begonia
    samaritan
    Panglossian
    quixote
    jeremiad
    hector
    Geronimo
    shrapnel
    vulcanize
    Frankenstein
    Boswell
    ampere
    cupid
    Fletcherism
    yahoo
    diesel
    bandersnatch
    Crusoe
    mentor
    Dracula

    Eponyms: Challenge Words

    forsythia
    madeleine
    bromeliad
    mercerize
    Fahrenheit
    narcissistic
    ...
  44. study
    applying the mind to learning and understanding a subject
    Eponyms: Study Words

    praline
    magnolia
    boysenberry
    hosta
    poinsettia
    macadamia
    salmonella
    newton
    saxophone
    tortoni
    greengage
    angstrom
    gardenia
    melba
    tantalize
    zinnia
    quisling
    begonia
    samaritan
    Panglossian
    quixote
    jeremiad
    hector
    Geronimo
    shrapnel
    vulcanize
    Frankenstein
    Boswell
    ampere
    cupid
    Fletcherism
    yahoo
    diesel
    bandersnatch
    Crusoe
    mentor
    Dracula

    Eponyms: Challenge Words

    forsythia
    madeleine
    bromeliad
    mercerize
    Fahrenheit
    narcissistic
    ...
  45. words
    language that is spoken or written
    Eponyms: Study Words

    praline
    magnolia
    boysenberry
    hosta
    poinsettia
    macadamia
    salmonella
    newton
    saxophone
    tortoni
    greengage
    angstrom
    gardenia
    melba
    tantalize
    zinnia
    quisling
    begonia
    samaritan
    Panglossian
    quixote
    jeremiad
    hector
    Geronimo
    shrapnel
    vulcanize
    Frankenstein
    Boswell
    ampere
    cupid
    Fletcherism
    yahoo
    diesel
    bandersnatch
    Crusoe
    mentor
    Dracula

    Eponyms: Challenge Words

    forsythia
    madeleine
    bromeliad
    mercerize
    Fahrenheit
    narcissistic
    ...
Created on Mon Jan 16 19:19:09 EST 2012 (updated Mon Jan 16 19:19:26 EST 2012)

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