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| jab |
v. ~ (at sb/sth) (with sth); ~ sb/sth (with sth) poke
or push at sb/sth roughly, usu with sth sharp or pointed |
| jabber |
v. ~ talk rapidly in what seems to be a confused manner |
| jaded |
adj. tired and lacking zest, usu after too much of sth |
| jargon |
n. technical or specialized words used by a particular
group of people and difficult for others to understand |
| jaundice |
n. disease caused by an excess of bile in the blood
which makes the skin and the whites of the eyes become
abnormally yellow |
| jaundiced |
adj. affected by jealousy, spite, etc; bitter |
| jaunt |
n. short journey, made for pleasure |
| jaunty |
adj. feeling or showing cheerfulness and self-confidence;
sprightly |
| jeopardize |
put in danger |
| jeopardy |
n. in jeopardy in danger of harm, loss or destruction |
| jest |
n. thing said or done to cause amusement; joke ; |
| jetsam |
n. goods thrown overboard from a ship in distress to
lighten it; such goods washed up ashore ; |
| jettison |
v. throw or eject from a ship in distress, or from an
aeroplane, a spacecraft, etc |
| jibe |
to be in accord: AGREE |
| jingoism |
n. extreme and unreasonable belief that one's own country
is best, together with a warlike attitude towards other
countries |
| jingoist |
n. person who has such a belief |
| jocose |
adj. humorous; playful ; |
| jocular |
adj. meant as a joke; humorous |
| jocund |
adj. merry; cheerful ; |
| jollity |
n. state of being jolly |
| jostle |
v. ~ push roughly against (sb), usu in a crowd |
| jovial |
adj. very cheerful and good-humoured; merry |
| jubilation |
n. great happiness, esp because of a success |
| judiciary |
n. judges of a country collectively |
| judicious |
adj. showing or havinggood sense |
| jug |
n. (US pitcher) deep vessel, with a handle and a lip,
for holding and pouring liquids |
| juggernaut |
n. very large articulated lorry |
| jumble |
to mix into a confused or disordered mass |
| juncture |
n. at this juncture (fml ) at a particular, esp important,
stage in a series of events |
| junket |
n. sweet custard-like pudding made of milk curdled with
rennet, and often sweetened and flavoured , |
| junta |
n. group, esp of military officers, who rule a country
after taking power by force in a revolution |
| juridical |
adj. of law or legal proceedings |
| jurisdiction |
n. authority to carry out justice and to interpret and
apply laws; right to exercise legal authority |
| jurisprudence |
n. science or philosophy of law |
| juxtapose |
v. place (people or things) side by side or very close
together, esp to show a contrast |
| Barron GRE word list - k |
| kaleidoscope |
n. toy consisting of a tube containing small loose pieces
of coloured glass, etc and mirrors which reflect these
to form changing patterns when the tube is turned |
| ken |
n. beyond/outside one's ken not within one's range of
knowledge |
| kernel |
n. soft and usu edible part inside a nut or fruit stone
. |
| killjoy |
n. person who spoils the enjoymentof others |
| kindle |
v. catch fire |
| kindred |
n. family relationship |
| kinetic |
adj. of or produced by movement |
| kismet |
n. destiny; fate ; |
| kleptomaniac |
n. person suffering from kleptomania ; . adj |
| knack |
n. skill at performing some special task; ability |
| knave |
n. = jack1 4 |
| knavery |
n. dishonesty; trickery ; |
| knead |
v. press and stretch with the hands to form a firm smooth
paste |
| kneel |
v. =>Usage at dream dream. ~ (down) go down on one or
both knees; rest on the knee(s) |
| knell |
n. sound of a bell rung slowly after a death or at a
funeral |
| knit |
v. ~ sth (for sb) make (a garment or fabric) by forming
wool, silk, etc yarn into connecting loops, either by
hand (using long needles) or on a machine |
| knoll |
n. small round hill or mound |
| knotty |
adj. (of timber) full of knots |
| kudos |
n. honour and glory; credit1( |
