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