Word List J

Question 1

Jabber (v.)

Answer 1

Chatter rapidly or unintelligibly. Why does the fellow insist on jabbering away in French when I can’t understand a word he says?

Question 2

Jaded (adj.)

Answer 2

fatigued; surfeited. He looked for exotic food to stimulate his jaded appetite.

Question 3

Jargon (n.)

Answer 3

language used by a special group; technical terminology; gibberish. The computer salesmen at the store used a jargon of their own that we simply couldn’t follow; we had no idea what they were jabbering about.

Question 4

Jaundiced (adj.)

Answer 4

prejudiced (envious, hostile, or resentful); yellowed. Because Sue disliked Carolyn, she looked at Carolyn’s paintings with a jaundiced eye, calling them formless smears. Newborn infants afflicted with jaundiced look slightly yellow; they have jaundiced skin.

Question 5

Jaunt (n.)

Answer 5

trip; short journey. He took a quick jaunt to Atlantic City.