J

jabberwocky nonsense

jaded spent, bored with one’s situation

jargon specialized vocabulary

jaundiced biased, embittered

jeer mock

jejune barren, unsophisticated

jest joke

jilt reject, end a relationship promptly

jingoistic nationalistic, warmongering

jocular humorous

jostle push, brush against

journeyman reliable worker

joust combat between knights on horses

jubilant in high spirits

judicious prudent

juggernaut unstoppable force

jugular throat

juncture pivotal point in time

junoesque stately beauty

junta small ruling group

jurisdiction domain

jurisprudence law

justify excuse, mitigate

juvenescent making young, growing out of infancy and into childhood

juxtapose to place side by side