Saturday, 8 May 2010

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jargonn.Confused, unintelligible speech or highly technical speech.
jaundicen.A morbid condition, due to obstructed excretion of bile or characterized by yellowing of the skin.
jeopardizev.To imperil.
Jingon.One of a party in Great Britain in favor of spirited and demonstrative foreign policy.
jocoseadj.Done or made in jest.
jocularadj.Inclined to joke.
jogglen.A sudden irregular shake or a push causing such a shake.
journalizev.To keep a diary.
jovialadj.Merry.
jubilationn.Exultation.
judgmentn.The faculty by the exercise of which a deliberate conclusion is reached.
judicaturen.Distribution and administration of justice by trial and judgment.
judicialadj.Pertaining to the administration of justice.
judiciaryn.That department of government which administers the law relating to civil and criminal justice.
judiciousadj.Prudent.
jugglev.To play tricks of sleight of hand.
juggleryn.The art or practice of sleight of hand.
jugularadj.Pertaining to the throat.
juicyadj.Succulent.
junctionn.The condition of being joined.
juncturen.An articulation, joint, or seam.
juntan.A council or assembly that deliberates in secret upon the affairs of government.
juridicaladj.Assumed by law to exist.
jurisdictionn.Lawful power or right to exercise official authority.
jurisprudencen.The science of rights in accordance with positive law.
jurorn.One who serves on a jury or is sworn in for jury duty in a court of justice.
joustv.To engage in a tilt with lances on horseback.
justificationn.Vindication.
juvenileadj.Characteristic of youth.
juxtaposev.To place close together.

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