J

Question 1

jaded

Answer 1

fatigued; surfeited

He looked for exotic foods to stimulate his jaded appetite.

Question 2

jaundiced

Answer 2

yellowed; prejudiced; envious

She gazed at the painting with jaundiced eyes; she knew it was better than hers.

Question 3

jaunt

Answer 3

trip; short journey

He took a quick jaunt to Atlantic City.

Question 4

jaunty

Answer 4

lighthearted; animated; easy and carefree

In Singing in the Rain, Gene Kelly sang and danced his way throughtthe lighthearted title number in a properly jaunty style.

Question 5

jeopardy

Answer 5

exposure to death or danger

Legally, one cannot be placed in double jeopardy.

Question 6

jettison

Answer 6

throw overboard

In order to enable the ship to ride safely through the storm, the captain had to jettison much of his cargo.

Question 7

jingoism

Answer 7

extremely aggressive and militant patriotism

We must be careful to prevent a spirit of jingoism from spreading at this time.

Question 8

jocose

Answer 8

given to joking

The salesman was so jocose that many of his customers suggested that he become a stand-up comic.

Question 9

jocular

Answer 9

said or done in jest

Do not take my jocular remarks seriously.

Question 10

jocund

Answer 10

merry

Santa Claus is always vivacious and jocund.

Question 11

jollity

Answer 11

gaiety; cheerfulness

The festive Christmas dinner was a merry one, and old and young alike joined in the general jollity.

Question 12

jostle

Answer 12

shove; bump

In the subway he was jostled by the crowds.

Question 13

jovial

Answer 13

good natured; merry

A frown seemed out of place on his invariably jovial face.

Question 14

juggernut

Answer 14

irresistible crushin force

Nothing could survive in the path of the juggernaut.

Question 15

juncture

Answer 15

crisis;joining point

At this critical juncture, let us think carefully before determining the course we shall follow.

Question 16

junket

Answer 16

trip, especially one taken for pleasure by an official at public expense

Though she maintained she had gone abroad to collect firsthand data on the Common Market, the opposition claimed that her trip was merely a political junket.

Question 17

junta

Answer 17

group of persons joined in political intrigue; cabal

As soon as he learned of its existence, the dictator ordered the execution of all of the members of the junta.

Question 18

jurisprudence

Answer 18

science of law

He was more a student of jurisprudence than a practitioner of the law.

Question 19

juxtapose

Answer 19

place side by side

Comparison will be easier if you juxtapose the two objects.