JOV Unit 16-20

Question 1

Amble

Answer 1

Walk unhurriedly; go leisurely; saunter

Question 2

Congregate

Answer 2

Gather into a crowd; assemble

Question 3

Exodus

Answer 3

Going out; mass departure (like that of the Israelites from Egypt)

Question 4

Itinerary

Answer 4

Route of a journey

Question 5

Retrogress

Answer 5

Move backward to an earlier or worse condition; degenerate

Question 6

Safari

Answer 6

Journey or hunting expedition, especially in eastern Africa; any lengthy, adventurous expedition

Question 7

Somnambulist

Answer 7

Person who walks in his or her sleep; sleepwalker

Question 8

Wanderlust

Answer 8

Strong, restless longing to travel

Question 9

Accessory

Answer 9

Person who, though not present at the time of a crime, aids in its commission or helps the perpetrator to escape; accomplice

Question 10

Contraband

Answer 10

Goods illegally imported or exported; smuggled merchandise

Question 11

Embezzlement

Answer 11

Stealing of money, securities, etc., entrusted to one’s care

Question 12

Felony

Answer 12

Major crime, such as murder, rape, arson, or burglary, for which the penalty ranges from execution to imprisonment of more than a year

Question 13

Incarceration

Answer 13

Imprisonment; jailing; confinement

Question 14

Misdemeanor

Answer 14

Minor offense punishable by fine or imprisonment of usually less than a year; misdeed

Question 15

Plagiarism

Answer 15

Act of plagiarizing (stealing the writing of another and passing it off as one’s own)

Question 16

Subpoena

Answer 16

(literally, “under penalty”) order summoning a person to testify in court under a penalty for failure to appear.

Question 17

Altruistic

Answer 17

Concerned for the welfare of others; unselfish

Question 18

Biased

Answer 18

Prejudiced; unduly or unfairly influenced

Question 19

Gregarious

Answer 19

Seeking or enjoying the company of others; sociable

Question 20

Gullible

Answer 20

Easily deceived or tricked;; credulous

Question 21

Indolent

Answer 21

Inclined to avoid work; lazy; idle

Question 22

Intrepid

Answer 22

Not afraid; bold; dauntless

Question 23

Sanguine

Answer 23

Confidently optimistic; hopeful

Question 24

Skeptical

Answer 24

Disbelieving; doubting; not easily convinced

Question 25

Cerebral

Answer 25

Having to do with the cerebrum (brain): intellectual

Question 26

Digital

Answer 26

Involving a finger or fingers

Question 27

Genuflect

Answer 27

Bend the knee, as in reverence or worship; kneel

Question 28

Olfactory

Answer 28

Concerned with the sense of smell

Question 29

Prone

Answer 29

Laying face downward

Question 30

Supine

Answer 30

Laying on the back

Question 31

Tactile

Answer 31

Having to do with the sense of touch

Question 32

Visceral

Answer 32

Having to do with or occuring in the viscera (internal organs, intestines, guts, etc.

Question 33

Dutch treat

Answer 33

Meal or entertainment for which each participant pays for his or her own share

Question 34

Eat crow

Answer 34

Be forced into a humiliating or extremely disagreeable situation

Question 35

Fish or cut bait

Answer 35

Proceed wholeheartedly or drop out altogether; stop procrastinating or temporizing

Question 36

French leave

Answer 36

Unauthorized, hasty, or secret departure

Question 37

Hold a candle to

Answer 37

Compare favorably with

Question 38

Play the devil’s advocate

Answer 38

Uphold the wrong side of a cause for the sake of argument

Question 39

Poker face

Answer 39

Expressionless face, as that of an experienced poker player

Question 40

White elephant

Answer 40

Possession entailing expense and trouble far greater than its usefulness to the owner