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Vocabulary Lesson 20 (Word Stories)

This lesson contains words whose origins have interesting stories.

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poinsettiaa plant often used as a holiday decoration
tantalizeto torment someone
boulevarda wide avenue
mercurialquick and changeable (usually used to describe a person)
cowardsomeone who lacks courage
tullea fine net used in veils and women's clothes
nucleusthe core of a cell, which controls the cell's growth (also used to name the center of an atom)
flamingoa large bird with bright pink feathers (which, according to a Snapple Real Fact, get their color from the bird's diet of shrimp)
blazera type of jacket
magnoliaa kind of tree with large flowers

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