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Jaunty

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Stylish and cheerful

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Jaded

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Describes one who is left only tired by banal activities

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Jejune

Jih JOON

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1 uninteresting or insignificant. Many people claim to find celebrity gossip jejune
2 not nutritional
3 immature

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Jingoist

JIN go ist

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Jingoism is an extreme form of patriotism that often calls for violence towards foreigners and foreign countries.

Xenophobic

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Jollity

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Joviality

State of happiness gaity

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Judicious

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If you’re judicious, you’ve got a good head on your shoulders and make good decisions.

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Juggernaut

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a massive inexorable force that seems to crush everything in its way

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Juncture

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An occasion when a crucial decision must be made

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Junket

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A junket is a pleasure trip, often funded by someone else. You’ve probably heard of a politician taking a junket to a fancy resort, all paid for using tax payer money.

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Junta

HUN ta

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When a government is overthrown, the coalition or group that forms and takes control is called a junta. If the military has seized control, as so often happens, then the group is called a military junta.

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Jurisprudence

PRU

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study and philosophy of law.

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Ken

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The noun ken means “range of vision or comprehension.” If quantum mechanics is beyond your ken, you don’t understand it, or it is beyond your scope of knowledge.

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Knoll

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Small hill

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Labile

LAY bi uhl

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Easily changing

Of personality or radioactive element

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Lachrymose

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Inducing sorrow
Dolorous

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Lackadaisical

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lacking in spirit or liveliness.

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Lampoon

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Lampoon can be both a verb and a noun. To lampoon is ridicule. A lampoon is a parody or satire.

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Lancet

LAN

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The noun lancet describes a small, double-edged surgical knife used to make incisions.

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Lassitude

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Weakness from lack of energy

Or lack of interest

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Latent

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adj

potentially existing but not presently evident or realized

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Leery

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You can use the adjective leery to describe someone who’s suspicious of a person or situation.

Wary

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Legerdemain

le jer de MAIN

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n an illusory feat; considered magical by naive observers

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Liability

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A debt, or flaw thy stands in your way

“Grandpas membership in the Ku klux klan was a liability”

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Liaison

Le AY zon

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A channel for communication between groups

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Libation

BAY

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The act of ceremoniously pouring wine on the ground

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Lilliputian

PYU

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Extremely small

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Limpid

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Of liquid

Clear and bright

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Lionize

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Idolize

View as important as a lion

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Liquidate

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Get rid of,

Sell for cash

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Lissome

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Easily bending, flexible

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Listless

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Lethargic

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Lithe

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Super flexible

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Litigation

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The proceedings within a court

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Lugubrious

GU

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Very mournful

Rainy funerals on Mondays are lugubrious

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Luminary

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A celebrity who is an inspiration to others
Like Stephen hawking

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Lurid

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Fragrantly vivid and graphic-inspires horror