Advanced Vocabulary - Eponyms

Index
Match the words on the left with their definitions on the right. The tiles in the right-hand column are sortable. ANSWERS
  • cardigan
  • Scrooge
  • nachos
  • Murphy's law
  • silhouette
  • dunce
  • Eustachian tube
  • spoonerism
  • Bunsen burner
  • derby
  • a person who is slow to learn or stupid, especially at school
  • a dish of tortilla chips served with beans, cheese, spices, etc.
  • a narrow tube that joins the throat to the middle ear
  • a small adjustable gas burner used in laboratories as a source of heat
  • a jacket, often made of wool, that fastens at the front
  • a transposition of usually initial sounds of two or more words
  • an observation, anything that can go wrong will go wrong
  • a sports competition between teams from the same area or town
  • a selfish person who is not willing to spend money
  • a dark shape seen against a light surface
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