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  1. jab
    poke or thrust abruptly
  2. jade
    a semiprecious gemstone that is usually green
  3. jabberwocky
    nonsensical language
  4. jaded
    exhausted
  5. jargon
    technical terminology characteristic of a particular subject
  6. jaundiced
    affected by yellowing of the skin
  7. jeer
    laugh at with contempt and derision
  8. jejune
    lacking interest or significance or impact
  9. jest
    activity characterized by good humor
  10. jilt
    cast aside capriciously or unfeelingly
  11. jingoistic
    fanatically patriotic
  12. jocular
    characterized by jokes and good humor
  13. jostle
    make one's way by pushing or shoving
  14. journeyman
    a skilled worker who practices some trade or handicraft
  15. joust
    fight someone in a tournament on horseback
  16. jubilant
    full of high-spirited delight
  17. judicious
    marked by the exercise of common sense in practical matters
  18. juggernaut
    a massive inexorable force
  19. jugular
    relating to or located in the region of the neck or throat
  20. juncture
    the shape or manner in which things come together
  21. Junoesque
    suggestive of a statue
  22. junta
    a group of officers who rule a country after seizing power
  23. jurisdiction
    the territory within which power can be exercised
  24. jurisprudence
    the branch of philosophy concerned with the law
  25. justify
    show to be right by providing proof
  26. juvenescence
    the process of growing into a youth
  27. juxtapose
    place side by side
Created on Mon Feb 25 03:43:40 EST 2008 (updated Mon Jun 09 05:39:13 EDT 2008)

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