SOME AMAZING WORDS FROM LETTERS 'J' TO 'Z'
This is a wrap-up of our 'Introduction to Lexis' post. However, we will be delivering more English Words subsequently. Have a look at these:
J
Jaunty: Carefree, cheerful, cheery, jolly, spry, sprightly, chirpy lively, brisk, merry, dashing, self-confident, untroubled, happy-go-lucky, relaxed, blithe, unconcerned.
Jaundice: Partial, biased, spiteful, prejudice.
Jiffy: Instant, moment, twinkling, briefly, shortly, presently, soon.
Jaded: Dull, tired, fatigued, satiated, weary, weak, lethargic.
Jabber: Chatter, gabble, prattle, ramble, natter, prate, blather, gab.
Jagged: Cleft, divided, indented, notched, uneven, unequal, serrated.
Jar: Clash, interfere, bicker, contend, quarrel, squabble, wrangle, agitate, shake.
Jam: Block, crush, press, congestion, queue, gridlock, bottleneck, logjam, roadblock, tailback, blockage, traffic jam, predicament, quandary, scrape, mess, fix, plight, pickle, tight corner, squeeze, cram, pack, ram, shove, force, wedge, squash, fill, throng, seize.
Jangle: Bicker, chatter, gossip, prattle, contend, agitate, shake.
Jilt: Reject, leave, drop, ditch, desert, abandon, derelict, walk out, split up, turn down, spurn, finish with.
Juxtapose: Adjacent, contiguous, close, proximity, contact, near, to place two things side-by-side.
Just: Correct, fit, precise, propriety.
Juvenile: Childish, puerile, young, youthful, nascent, infantile, immature, babyish, adolescent, fresh-faced, baby-faced, teenager, youngster, minor, young person.
Jeopardy: Danger, peril, risk, venture.
Jest: Banter, joke, prank, gag, canard, spoof, hoax, quip, jape, kid, clown.
K:
Knotty: Difficult, hard, onerous, tricky, awkward, complicated, complex, convoluted, tough, thorny, problematic.
Kingly: Imperial, monarchical, regal, royal, sovereign, grand, noble, august, majestic.
Kink: Entangle, curl, knot, twist, wrinkle.
Libertine: Corrupt, licentious, profligate, immoral, salacious, promiscuous, lascivious.
Limpid: Bright, clear, lucid, pellucid, pure, translucent.
Meritorious: Praiseworthy, commendable, laudable.
Meretricious: Deceitful, false, gaudy, showy, spurious, not genuine, bogus, fake.
Mercurial: Lively, sprightly, tickle, inconstant, full of beans, full of energy, high-spirited.
Nigh: Contiguous, near, present, proximate, adjacent.
Nimble: Agile, prompt, speedy, spry, tripping.
Odious: Detestable, hateful, shocking, obnoxious, offensive, loathsome, unpopular, opprobrious.
Odium: Abhorrence, obloquy, shame, hate, dislike, repulsive.
Offal: Refuse, rubbish, waste.
Precarious: Doubtful, dubious, equivocal, hazardous, perilous, unassured, uncertain, unsafe, insecure.
Precocious: Advanced, forward, over forward, premature.
Preposterous: Absurd, exorbitant, foolish, improper, irrational, nonsensical, ridiculous, unreasonable, wrong.
Quell: Crush, subdue, check, curb, extinguish, stifle, quieten, still, tranquilize, appease, blunt, mitigate.
Replica: Copy, duplicate, facsimile, reproduction.
Repository: Deposition, depot, museum, receptacle, repertory, bank.
Somber: Dismal, dull, gloomy, shady, sunless, grave, lugubrious, mournful, sad, sober.
Sonorous: Resonant, resounding, ringing, sounding, loud.
Stalwart: Brawny, lusty, muscular, powerful, stout, strong, sturdy, vigorous, bold, brave, gallant, indomitable, valiant, valorous.
Terrestrial: Earthly, mundane, sub-astral, sublunary, worldly.
Terse: Brief, concise, laconic, polished, sententious, short, succinct.
Tether: Chain, fasten, stake, tie.
Ubiquitous: Omnipresent, everywhere.
Urchin: Brat, child, ragamuffin, rascal, scrap, squirt, tad, rogue, hooligan, hoodlum, lout, tout.
Vulgar: Base-born, ignoble, boorish, coarse, raw, vile, disgusting.
Voracious: Edacious, greedy, hungry, rapacious, ravenous.
Veracious: Sincere, frank, honest, truthful
Wry: Contorted, crooked, twisted, distorted.
Yore: Ancient, antique, old, olden, olden times.
Zest: Taste, enthusiasm, keenness, passion, piquancy, bite, gusto, relish, appetite, spice, flavour, seasoning, pizzazz, interest, excitement.
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