| ABJURATION | • abjuration n. A solemn recantation or renunciation on oath; as, an abjuration of heresy. • abjuration n. A repudiation on oath of a religious or political principle. • abjuration n. The act of abjuring. |
| ADJURATION | • adjuration n. A grave warning. • adjuration n. A solemn oath. • ADJURATION n. the act of adjuring; a solemn charging on oath, or under the penalty of a curse. |
| CONJUGATOR | • conjugator n. An automated process or written aid for giving the conjugation table of verbs. • CONJUGATOR n. one who conjugates. |
| CONJURATOR | • conjurator n. (Obsolete, law) A person who swears an oath along with others. • CONJURATOR n. one who swears or is sworn with others. |
| JANITORIAL | • janitorial adj. Of or pertaining to a janitor. • JANITORIAL adj. relating to a janitor. |
| JANITRIXES | • janitrixes n. Plural of janitrix. • JANITRIX n. (Latin) a female doorkeeper. |
| JARGONIEST | • JARGONY adj. like jargon. |
| JARGONISTS | • jargonists n. Plural of jargonist. • JARGONIST n. a person who uses jargon, also JARGONEER. |
| JESSERANTS | • jesserants n. Plural of jesserant. • JESSERANT n. (historical) a coat of mail made of small plates of metal sewed upon linen or the like, also JAZERANT. |
| JOURNALIST | • journalist n. (Originally) The keeper of a personal journal, who writes in it regularly. • journalist n. One whose occupation is journalism, originally only writing in the printed press. • journalist n. A reporter, someone who professionally reports on news and current events. |
| JUGGERNAUT | • juggernaut n. A literal or metaphorical force or object regarded as unstoppable, that will crush all in its path. • juggernaut n. (Britain, Ireland, sometimes derogatory) A large, cumbersome truck or lorry, especially an artic. • juggernaut n. An institution that incites destructive devotion or to which people are carelessly sacrificed. |
| JUNIORATES | • juniorates n. Plural of juniorate. • JUNIORATE n. a course of high school or college study for candidates for the priesthood. |
| NATTERJACK | • natterjack n. A toad of species Bufo calamita (or Epidalea calamita), known for its running lizard-like gait and very… • NATTERJACK n. a kind of toad, having a yellow line along its back. |
| OBJURATION | • objuration n. (Rare) The act of objuring; a firm binding by oath. • OBJURATION n. the act of binding by oath; a solemn charge. |
| PEJORATING | • pejorating v. Present participle of pejorate. • PEJORATE v. to make worse. |
| PEJORATION | • pejoration n. The act or process of becoming worse; worsening or degeneration. • pejoration n. (Linguistics) The process by which a word acquires a more negative meaning over time. • PEJORATION n. the degeneration of a word or term e.g. "hector" has degenerated from "hero" to bully. |
| REJUVENATE | • rejuvenate v. To render young again. • rejuvenate v. To give new energy or vigour to; to revitalise. • REJUVENATE v. to make young again. |
| SERJEANTRY | • serjeantry n. Obsolete form of serjeanty. • SERJEANTRY n. a condition of tenure by service in person to the king, also SERGEANTY, SERJEANTY. |
| TRAJECTING | • trajecting v. Present participle of traject. • TRAJECT v. to transmit. |
| TRAJECTION | • trajection n. (Archaic) The act of trajecting; a throwing or casting through or across; also, emission. • trajection n. (Archaic) transposition. • TRAJECTION n. the act of trajecting. |