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| 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 |
| jeopardize |
put in danger |
| jingo |
One of a party in Great Britain in favor of spirited
and demonstrative foreign policy. |
| jocose |
adj. humorous; playful ; |
| jocular |
adj. meant as a joke; humorous |
| joggle |
v. move or shake slightly, usu up and down , |
| journalize |
To keep a diary. |
| joust |
v. fight on horseback with lances |
| jovial |
adj. very cheerful and good-humoured; merry |
| jubilation |
n. great happiness, esp because of a success |
| judgment |
The faculty by the exercise of which a deliberate conclusion
is reached. |
| judicature |
n. administration of justice |
| judicial |
adj. of or by a court of law; of a judge or of judgement |
| judiciary |
n. judges of a country collectively |
| judicious |
adj. showing or havinggood sense |
| juggle |
v. ~ throw (a number of objects, usu balls) up into
the air, catch them and throw them into the air again
and again, keeping one or more in the air at the same
time |
| jugglery |
The art or practice of sleight of hand. |
| jugular |
adj. of the neck or throat |
| juicy |
adj. containing a lot of juice and being enjoyable
to eat; succulent |
| junction |
n. place where roads or railway lines meet |
| juncture |
n. at this juncture (fml ) at a particular, esp important,
stage in a series of events |
| 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 |
| juror |
n. member of a jury |
| justification |
n. ~ acceptable reason (for doing sth) |
| juvenile |
n. young person who is not yet adult |
| juxtapose |
v. place (people or things) side by side or very close
together, esp to show a contrast |
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| keepsake |
n. gift, usu small and often not very costly, that
is kept in memory of the giver or previous owner |
| kerchief |
n. square piece of cloth worn on the head or round
the neck, esp by women , |
| kernel |
n. soft and usu edible part inside a nut or fruit stone
. |
| kiln |
n. oven for baking pottery or bricks, drying hops or
wood, burning lime, etc |
| kiloliter |
One thousand liters. |
| kilometer |
A length of 1,000 meters. |
| kilowatt |
n. unit of electrical power; 1000 watts , 1000 |
| kimono |
n. long loose Japanese robe with wide sleeves, worn
with a sash |
| kingship |
n. condition of being, or official position of, a king |
| kinsfolk |
n. = kin |
| knavery |
n. dishonesty; trickery ; |
| knead |
v. press and stretch with the hands to form a firm
smooth paste |
| knickknack |
A small article, more for ornament that use. |
| knight |
n. man to whom the sovereign has given a rank of honour,
lower than that of baronet, having the title `Sir' used
before the first name, with or without the surname , Sir |
| knighthood |
n. title and rank of a knight |
