jaunt N. /短途旅行/trip; short journey. He took a quick jaunt to Atlantic City.
jaunty ADJ. /无忧无虑的，快乐的，轻松的/lighthearted; animated; easy and carefree. In An American in Paris, Gene Kelly
sang and danced his way through "Singing in the Rain" in a properly jaunty style.
jeopardize V. /臵于危险之中/endanger; imperil; put at risk. You can't give me a D in chemistry: you'll jeopardize my
chances of getting into M.I.T. jeopardy, N.
jettison V. /投弃货物/throw overboard. In order to enable the ship to ride safely through the storm, the captain had to
jettison much of his cargo.
jingoist N. /狂热好战分子;侵略主义者/extremely aggressive and militant patriot; warlike chauvinist. Always bellowing
"America first!," the congressman was such a jingoist you could almos t hear the sabers rattling as he marched down the halls. jingoism, N.
jocose ADJ. /诙谐的/given to joking. The salesman was so jocose that many of his customers suggested that he
become a .,stand-up" comic.
jocular ADJ. /诙谐的/said or done in jest. Although Bill knew the boss hated jokes, he couldn't resist making one jocular
remark.
jollity N. /高兴的;欢乐的/gaiety; cheerfulness. The festive Christmas dinner was a merry one, and old and young alike
joined in the general jollity.
jostle V. /推，挤;撞/shove; bump. In the subway he was jostled by the crowds.
jovial ADJ. /天性善良的;好的;高兴的，愉快的/good-natured; merry. A frown seemed out of place on his invariably jovial
face.
jubilation N. /庆祝/rejoicing. There was great jubilation when the armistice was announced. jubilant, ADJ.
judicious ADJ. /公平的/sound in judgment; wise. At a key moment in his life, he made a judicious investment that was
the foundation of his later wealth.
juncture N. /危机，转折点;关键点/crisis; joining point. At this critical juncture, let us think carefully before determining the
course we shall follow.
junta N. /小集团;政治团伙/group of men joined in political intrigue; cabal. As soon as he learned of its existence, the
dictator ordered the execution of all of the members of the junta.
jurisprudence N. /法学/science of law. He was more a student of jurisprudence than a practitioner of the law. justification N. /有理，正当;辩护;释罪/good or just reason; defense; excuse. The jury found him guilty of the more
serious charge because they could see no possible justification for his actions,
kaleidoscope N. /万花筒/tube in which patterns made by the reflection in mirrors of colored pieces of glass, etc.,
produce interesting symmetrical effects. People found a new source of entertainment while peering through the kaleidoscope; they found the ever-changing patterns fascinating.
kernel N. /核心的/central or vital part; whole seed (as of corn). "Watson, buried within this tissue of lies there is a
kernel of truth; when I find it, the mystery will be solved."
killjoy N. /扫兴的人;煞风景/grouch; spoilsport. At breakfast we had all been enjoying our bacon and eggs until that
killjoy John started talking about how bad animal fats were for our health.
kindle V. /点燃，照亮，激起/start a fire; inspire. One of the first things Ben learned in the Boy Scouts was how to kindle a
fire by rubbing two dry sticks together. Her teacher's praise for her poetry kindled a spark of hope inside Maya.
kindred ADJ. /同族的，同类的;血缘的/related; belonging to the same family. Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn were two kindred
spirits. also N.
kinetic ADJ. /运动的;运动学的/producing motion. Designers of the electric automobile find that their greatest obstacle
lies in the development of light and efficient storage batteries, the source of the kinetic energy needed to propel the vehicle.
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