| GRE word list - J |
| jabber |
to talk rapidly, indistinctly, or unintelligibly |
| jaded |
fatigued by overwork:EXHAUSTED |
| jam |
fatigued by overwork:EXHAUSTED |
| jape |
to make mocking fun of |
| jar |
to make a harsh or discordant sound |
| jargon |
The specialized or technical language of a trade, profession,
or similar group. |
| jaundice |
a state or attitude characterized by satiety, distaste,
or hostility |
| jaunty |
sprightly in manner or appearance:LIVELY |
| jazz |
American music developed especially from ragtime and
blues and characterized by propulsive syncopated rhythms,
polyphonic ensemble playing, varying degrees of improvisation,
and often deliberate distortions of pitch and timbre |
| jealous |
having to do with or arising from feelings of envy,
apprehension, or bitterness |
| jealousy |
being jealous |
| jejune |
devoid of significance or interest:DULL |
| jest |
an utterance (as a jeer or quip) intended to be taken
as mockery or humor |
| jettison |
to get rid of as superfluous or encumbering : DISCARD |
| jibe |
to be in accord: AGREE |
| jingoist |
extreme chauvinism or nationalism marked especially
by a belligerent foreign policy |
| jitter |
to be nervous or act in a nervous way |
| jocund |
marked by or suggestive of high spirits and lively mirthfulness |
| jog |
a movement, pace, or instance of jogging (as for exercise) |
| joke |
something said or done to provoke laughter; especially
:a brief oral narrative with a climactic humorous twist |
| jolt |
to cause to move with a sudden jerky motion |
| jot |
to write briefly or hurriedly:set down in the form of
a note |
| jovial |
markedly good-humored especially as evidenced by jollity
and conviviality |
| jubilant |
EXULTANT |
| judicious |
having, exercising, or characterized by sound judgment:DISCREET |
| juggernaut |
a massive inexorable force, campaign, movement, or object
that crushes whatever is in its path |
| jumble |
to mix into a confused or disordered mass |
| justify |
to prove or show to be just, right, or reasonable |
| juxtapose |
to place side by side |
