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jade
/d͡ʒeɪd/
noun
B1
2 meanings
A hard green stone used for jewellery and carving.
jaded
/ˈd͡ʒeɪdɪd/
adjective
C1
Tired of something through having had too much of it.
jagged
/ˈd͡ʒæɡɪd/
adjective
B2
With rough uneven points along an edge.
japanese
adjective
A2+
2 meanings
Belonging to Japan or its people.
jarring
[d͡ʒɑːrɪŋ]
adjective
C2
Clashing unpleasantly with what is around it.
jaundiced
/ˈd͡ʒɔːndɪst/
adjective
C2
Seeing everything sourly because of past disappointment.
jaunty
/ˈd͡ʒɔːn.ti/
adjective
C1
Lively and pleased with yourself.
jazzy
/ˈd͡ʒæzi/
adjective
B2+
2 meanings
Brightly coloured and showy.
jealous
/ˈd͡ʒɛl.əs/
adjective
B1
3 meanings
Unhappy because someone else has something you want.
jerky
/ˈd͡ʒɜːki/
adjective
B2
3 meanings
Moving in sudden uneven starts rather than smoothly.
jet black
adjective
B1
The deepest possible black.
jet-black
/ˈd͡ʒɛtblæk/
adjective
B2
As deeply black as it is possible to be.
jinxed
adjective
B2+
Under some supposed curse that brings misfortune again and again.
jittery
/ˈd͡ʒɪt.ɹi/
adjective
B2+
Nervous and shaky.
jocular
/ˈd͡ʒɒkjʊlə/
adjective
C2
Fond of joking, and meant in fun.
joint
/d͡ʒɔɪnt/
noun
B1
4 meanings
A place in the body where two bones meet and can bend.
journalistic
/ˌd͡ʒɜː(ɹ)nəˈlɪstɪk/
adjective
B2+
Relating to journalism or written in its style.
jovial
/ˈd͡ʒəʊ.vɪ.əl/
adjective
C1
Cheerful and friendly in a hearty way.
joyful
/ˈd͡ʒɔɪfl̩/
adjective
B1+
Full of happiness.
joyous
/ˈd͡ʒɔɪəs/
adjective
B2
Full of happiness.
jubilant
/ˈd͡ʒuːbɪlənt/
adjective
B2
Showing great happiness, especially after a success.
judgemental
/d͡ʒʌd͡ʒˈmɛn.təl/
adjective
B2+
Quick to condemn other people.
judicial
/d͡ʒuˈdɪʃəl/
adjective
C1
To do with courts and the judging of cases.
judicious
/dʒuˈdɪʃ.əs/
adjective
C1
Showing good sense in making decisions.
juicy
/ˈd͡ʒuːsi/
adjective
B1
3 meanings
Full of juice; wet and soft to bite into.
jumpy
/ˈd͡ʒʌmpi/
adjective
B2
Nervous and easily startled.
junior
/ˈd͡ʒuːniə/
adjective
B1
3 meanings
Lower in rank or position.
jurassic
adjective
B2+
Of the middle age of the great reptiles.
juvenile
/ˈd͡ʒuːvənaɪl/
adjective
C1
2 meanings
Involving a person too young to be treated as an adult.