jabber
chatter rapidly or unintelligibly

I could not understand his jabber

jab
poke abruptly with something sharp; punch with short blows

Afi jabbed at the pickles with his fork.

jaded
tired or uninterested by surfeit; fatigued; surfeited; worn out; wearied;

I have a jaded appetite

jargon
language used by special group; technical terminology; gibberish; nonsensical or incoherent talk

The medical jargon is hard to understand

jaundiced
yellowed; prejudiced (envious, hostile, or resentful) from long and disappointing experience of human affairs;

He looks at the world with a jaundiced eye

jaunt
trip; short journey

The CEO is on a jaunt

jaunty
cheerful and pleased with life; lighthearted; animated; easy and carefree; dapper in appearance; Ex. jaunty person/hat

He’s a jaunty person

jeopardize
endanger; imperil; put at risk; N. jeopardy: danger

White tigers are the jeopardized species

jettison
throw overboard (from a ship or plane)

The bulk cargo was jettisoned into the sea

jibe
agree; be in harmony with; gibe

The members jibed with the President

jingoist
extremely aggressive and militant patriot; warlike chauvinist; N. jingoism: extreme nationalism

Jingoism is not very healthy

jocose
given to(having a tendency of) joking

His jocose nature kept everybody lively

jest
playful remark or act; V. act or speak playfully

The jester entertained the audience

jocund
merry

A witty and jocund group

jollity
gaiety; cheerfulness; ADJ. jolly: merry; gay

The jollity of the occasion was felt

jostle
shove; bump; push against (someone) rather roughly;

They squeezed their way through jostled by the crowds

jovial
good-natured; merry; cheerful

She is always in a jovial mood

jubilation
rejoicing; great joy

Their jubilation subsided when they lost the second game

judicious
sound on judgment; wise

His judgment was always judicious

juggernaut
irresistible crushing force; overwhelming advancing force that crushes everything in its path

“It doesn’t assume that people need necessarily remain passive when confronted by what appears to be the juggernaut of history” (Christopher Lehmann-Haupt)

jug
pitcher; container for holding liquids

The girl carried water in a jug

juncture
crisis; point in time; joining point; joint; act of joining

It is hard to retreat at this juncture

junket
trip especially one taken for pleasure by an official at public expense

The minister was enjoying a junket

junta
group of persons joined in political intrigue; cabal; group of military officers ruling a country after seizing power (by force)

The junta does not understand the intricacies of politics

jurisprudence
science of law

The talents of Abelard were not confined to theology, jurisprudence, philosophy. — J. Warton

jurisdiction
right and power to apply the law; authority

All islands to the northwest are his jurisdiction

juridical
of the law and its administration; CF. judicial: of courts of law; CF. judiciary

His arrest was juridical

juxtapose
place side by side; CF. next

The samples were juxtaposed

 

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