GRE备考：GRE阅读词汇笔记(39)

　　Barron GRE word list - J

　　jab

　　poke abruptly with something sharp; punch with short blows

　　jabber

　　chatter rapidly or unintelligibly

　　jaded

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

　　jargon

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

　　jaundice

　　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

　　jaundiced

　　yellowed; prejudiced from long and disappointing experience of human affairs; Ex. with a jaundiced eye

　　jaunt

　　trip; short journey

　　jaunty

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

　　jeopardize

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

　　jest

　　playful remark or act; V. act or speak playfully

　　jetsam

　　things thrown from a ship

　　jettison

　　throw overboard

　　jibe

　　agree; be in harmony with; gibe

　　jingoist

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

　　jocose

　　given to joking

　　jocular

　　said or done in jest or playfully; marked by joking

　　jocund

　　merry

　　jollity

　　gaiety; cheerfulness; ADJ. jolly: merry; gay

　　jostle

　　shove; bump; push against rather roughly; Ex. jostled by the crowds

　　jovial

　　good-natured; merry; cheerful

　　jubilation

　　rejoicing; great joy

　　judiciary

　　judicial branch of government

　　judicious

　　sound on judgment; wise

　　jug

　　pitcher; container for holding liquids

　　juggernaut

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

　　jumble

　　mix in a confused way

　　juncture

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

　　junket

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

　　junta

　　group of persons joined in political intrigue; cabal; group of military officers ruling a country after seizing power

　　juridical

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

　　jurisdiction

　　right and power to apply the law; authority

　　jurisprudence

　　science of law

　　juxtapose

　　place side by side; CF. next