LandaBooks Word Quiz Answers: JUNIO
- A jocose person is playful, joking, fun-loving (from Latin jocosus, filled with joking, jesting, and so forth).
- A universal joint is a coupling between two rotating shafts (like the drive shaft and rear axle of some cars) that allows some freedom of movement in any direction.
- Narcolepsy (from Greek narke, numbness, stupor) is a condition characterized by uncontrolled episodes of deep sleep.
- If something’s insatiable (from Latin in, not, and satiare, to fill or satisfy), you can’t satisfy it—he had an insatiable thirst for adventure, knowledge, women, and wine.
- In medieval folklore, Oberon was king of the fairies. It’s also the name of one of the five moons of Uranus.
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