1. WORD STORIES
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2. Many words have interesting stories about their origins.

3. teddy bear a soft toy bear
Named for a U.S. President, Theodore (Teddy) Roosevelt

4. salt
a natural white substance that is used especially to flavor or preserve food

5. vandal
a person who deliberately destroys or damages property

6. watt
a unit for measuring electrical power

7. atlas
a book of maps

8. cereal
breakfast food made from grain

9. capital having the main offices of a government
in the form A, B, C, etc., rather than a, b, c

10. muscle
a body tissue that can contract and produce movement

11. ritzy
very fashionable and expensive often in a showy way

12. palace the official home of a king, queen, president, etc.
a very large and impressive house

13. panic
a state or feeling of extreme fear that makes someone unable to act or think normally

14. vandalism
the act of deliberately destroying or damaging property

15. flashy
bright or fancy in a way that is meant to attract attention

16. popcorn
corn in the form of hard yellow seeds that burst open and become soft and white when they are heated

17. gargantuan
very large in size or amount

18. jeep
used for a small truck that can be driven over very rough surfaces

19. china
a hard white material that is made of baked clay and used to make plates, bowls, etc.

20. funny bone
a place at the back of your elbow where you feel a painful tingling sensation when it is hit

21. pineapple
large fruit that grows on a tropical tree and that has thick skin and very sweet, juicy, yellow flesh

22. eavesdrop
to listen secretly to what other people are saying