| 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. |
| COADJUTRIX | • coadjutrix n. A female coadjutor. • coadjutrix n. An assistant (and eventual successor) to an abbess. • co-adjutrix n. Alternative spelling of coadjutrix. |
| JANITORIAL | • janitorial adj. Of or pertaining to a janitor. • JANITORIAL adj. relating to a janitor. |
| JARGONIEST | • JARGONY adj. like jargon. |
| JARGONISTS | • jargonists n. Plural of jargonist. • JARGONIST n. a person who uses jargon, also JARGONEER. |
| JOCULARITY | • jocularity n. Joking, humorous remarks or behaviour. • JOCULARITY n. jesting, merriment. |
| 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. |
| JUDICATORS | • judicators n. Plural of judicator. • JUDICATOR n. a person who judges. |
| JUDICATORY | • judicatory adj. Pertaining to judgement, or to passing a sentence. • judicatory adj. By which a judgement can be made; decisive, critical. • judicatory n. (Chiefly in Scotland) A court or tribunal. |
| JUNIORATES | • juniorates n. Plural of juniorate. • JUNIORATE n. a course of high school or college study for candidates for the priesthood. |
| MAJORITIES | • majorities n. Plural of majority. • MAJORITY n. the greater number. |
| 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. |
| PEJORATIVE | • pejorative adj. Disparaging, belittling or derogatory. • pejorative n. A disparaging, belittling, or derogatory word or expression. • PEJORATIVE adj. implying or imputing evil. |
| 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. |