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| jab |
poke abruptly with something sharp; punch with short
blows |
| jabber |
chatter rapidly or unintelligibly |
| jaded |
tired or uninterested by surfeit; fatigued; surfeited;
worn out; wearied; Ex. jaded appetite |
| jargon |
language used by special group; technical terminology;
gibberish; nonsensical or incoherent talk |
| jaundice |
medical condition in which the skin, the white part
of the eyes, etc. turn yellow; V: affect with jaundice;
affect with prejudice, envy, or hostility; bias |
| jaundiced |
yellowed; prejudiced (envious, hostile, or resentful)
from long and disappointing experience of human affairs;
Ex. with a jaundiced eye |
| jaunt |
trip; short journey |
| jaunty |
cheerful and pleased with life; lighthearted; animated;
easy and carefree; dapper in appearance; Ex. jaunty person/hat |
| jeopardize |
endanger; imperil; put at risk; N. jeopardy: danger |
| jest |
playful remark or act; V. act or speak playfully |
| jetsam |
things thrown from a ship (to lighten the ship) |
| jettison |
throw overboard (from a ship or plane) |
| jibe |
agree; be in harmony with; gibe |
| jingoist |
extremely aggressive and militant patriot; warlike
chauvinist; N. jingoism: extreme nationalism |
| jocose |
given to(having a tendency of) joking |
| jocular |
said or done in jest or playfully; marked by joking |
| jocund |
merry |
| jollity |
gaiety; cheerfulness; ADJ. jolly: merry; gay |
| jostle |
shove; bump; push against (someone) rather roughly;
Ex. jostled by the crowds |
| jovial |
good-natured; merry; cheerful |
| jubilation |
rejoicing; great joy |
| judiciary |
judicial branch of government |
| judicious |
sound on judgment; wise |
| jug |
pitcher; container for holding liquids |
| juggernaut |
irresistible crushing force; overwhelming advancing
force that crushes everything in its path |
| jumble |
mix in a confused way |
| juncture |
crisis; point in time; joining point; joint; act of
joining |
| junket |
trip especially one taken for pleasure by an official
at public expense |
| junta |
group of persons joined in political intrigue; cabal;
group of military officers ruling a country after seizing
power (by force) |
| juridical |
of the law and its administration; CF. judicial: of
courts of law; CF. judiciary |
| jurisdiction |
right and power to apply the law; authority |
| jurisprudence |
science of law |
| juxtapose |
place side by side; CF. next |
