English Words with “J”, “K”, “L” to Enrich Your Vocabulary

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Total 128 words with J, K and L

J words:

  1. jabberwocky   nonsense
  2. jaded  spent, bored with one’s situation
  3. jargon  specialized vocabulary
  4. jaundiced  biased, embittered
  5. jeer   mock
  6. jejune  barren, unsophisticated
  7. jest  joke
  8. jilt  reject, end a relationship promptly
  9. jingoistic   nationalistic, warmongering
  10. jocular  humorous
  11. jostle  push, brush against
  12. journeyman  reliable worker
  13. joust  combat between knights on horses
  14. jubilant  in high spirits
  15. judicious  prudent
  16. juggernaut  unstoppable force
  17. jugular   throat
  18. juncture  pivotal point in time
  19. junoesque   stately beauty
  20. junta  small ruling group
  21. jurisdiction   domain
  22. jurisprudence    law
  23. justify   excuse, mitigate
  24. juvenescent  making young, growing out of infancy and into childhood
  25. juxtapose  to place side by side

K words:

  1. kaleidoscope  series of changing events
  2. keen  of sharp mind
  3. ken  purview, range of comprehension
  4. kindle  arouse, inspire
  5. kindred  similar, related by blood
  6. kinetic  pertaining to motion
  7. kismet  fate, the will of Allah
  8. kite  bad check
  9. kitsch  trashy art
  10. kleptomania  impulse to steal
  11. knave  con man
  12. knead  massage, to fold, press, and stretch a substance into a uniform mass
  13. knell  sound of a bell
  14. Koran  holy book of Islam
  15. kowtow   behave obsequiously
  16. kudos   acclaim

L Words:

  1. labyrinth  maze
  2. lacerate   tear, cut
  3. lachrymose   tearful
  4. lackey   servant
  5. laconic  brief, terse
  6. lactic  derived from milk
  7. lacuna  a missing part, gap
  8. laggard  loafer, slacker
  9. lagniappe   bonus
  10. laity   laymen
  11. lambent  softly radiant
  12. lament  mourn
  13. lamina   layer
  14. lampoon  satirize
  15. languish   weaken
  16. lanyard  short rope
  17. larceny   theft
  18. largess  generous donation
  19. lascivious   lustful
  20. lassitude   lethargy
  21. latent  potential, dormant
  22. laudatory  commendable
  23. laurels  fame, success
  24. lave   wash
  25. lavish  extravagant
  26. lax  loose, careless
  27. laxity  carelessness
  28. layman  nonprofessional
  29. lectern  reading desk
  30. leery  cautious, doubtful
  31. legacy  bequest
  32. legerdemain   trickery
  33. legible   readable
  34. legislate   make laws
  35. legitimate   lawful
  36. lenient   forgiving
  37. lethargic  drowsy, sluggish
  38. levee  embankment, dam
  39. leviathan   a monster
  40. levity   frivolity
  41. liable  legally responsible
  42. liaison  relationship, affair
  43. libertarian  one who believes in complete freedom
  44. libertine  roué, rake
  45. libidinous   lustful
  46. licentious   lewd,  immoral
  47. lien  financial claim
  48. lieutenant  one who acts in place of another
  49. ligature   bond
  50. ligneous   woodlike
  51. Lilliputian   very small
  52. limerick   poem
  53. limn  portray, describe
  54. limpid  transparent, clearly understood
  55. linchpin   something that is indispensable
  56. lineage  ancestry
  57. linguistics   study of language
  58. liquidate   eliminate
  59. lissome   agile, supple
  60. listless   lacking spirit or interest
  61. litany    list
  62. lithe   supple
  63. litigate  contest with a lawsuit
  64. litotes  two negative statement that cancel to make a positive statement
  65. liturgy  ceremony
  66. livid  enraged
  67. loath  reluctant
  68. loathe  abhor, dislike
  69. lofty   high
  70. logistics   means of supplying troops
  71. logo   symbol
  72. logy   sluggish
  73. loquacious   talkative
  74. lothario  rake, womanizer
  75. lout  goon,  hoodlum
  76. lucid  clearly understood
  77. lucrative   profitable
  78. lucre  money, profit
  79. ludicrous   absurd
  80. lugubrious  extremely sad
  81. luminous   bright
  82. lupine   wolf-like
  83. lure  entice
  84. lurid  ghastly, sensational
  85. luster  gloss, sheen
  86. luxuriant   lush,  lavish
  87. lynch  to execute by hanging without a trial

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