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word list:27
jabber--laggard
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| jabber | chatter rapidly or unintelligbly |
| jaded | fatigued;surfeited |
| jargon | technical terminology |
| jaundiced | prejudiced(envious;hostile;resentful);yellowed |
| jaunt | trip;short journey |
| jaunty | lighthearted;animated;easy & carefree |
| jeopardize | endanger;imperil;put at risk |
| jettison | throw overboard |
| jibe | agree;be in harmony with |
| jingoist | extremely aggresive & militant patriot;war-like chauvnist |
| jocose | given to joking |
| jocular | said or done in jest |
| jocund | merry |
| jostle | shove;bump |
| juggernaut | irresistible crushing force |
| junket | trip,esp 1 taken for pleasure at public expense |
| junta | A group of military officers ruling a country after seizing power |
| jurisprudence | science of law |
| kaleidoscope | An optical toy in a tube; it produces symmetrical patterns as bits of colored glass are reflected by mirrors |
| ken | range of knowledge |
| kernel | central or vital part |
| killjoy | grouch;spoilsport |
| kindred | related;similar in nature or character |
| kismet | fate |
| kleptomaniac | person who has compulsive desire to steal |
| knave | untrustworthy person;rogue;scoundrel |
| knell | tolling of bell esp to indicate a funeral |
| knit | contract into wrinkles;grow together |
| knoll | little,round hill |
| knotty | intricate;tangled;difficult |
| kudos | honor;glory;praise |
| labyrinth | maze |
| lachrymose | producing tears |
| lackadaisical | lacking purpose or zest(laughter) |
| laconic | brief & to the point |
| laggard | slow;sluggish |