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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 |