SAT Vocabulary Page 17

• jocose adj. Done or made in jest.
• jocular adj. Inclined to joke.
• joggle n. A sudden irregular shake or a push causing such a shake.
• journalize v. To keep a diary.
• jovial adj. Merry.
• jubilation n. Exultation.
• judgment n. The faculty by the exercise of which a deliberate conclusion is reached.
• judicature n. Distribution and administration of justice by trial and judgment.
• judicial adj. Pertaining to the administration of justice.
• judiciary n. That department of government which administers the law relating to civil and criminal justice.
• judicious adj. Prudent.
• juggle v. To play tricks of sleight of hand.
• jugglery n. The art or practice of sleight of hand.
• jugular adj. Pertaining to the throat.
• juicy adj. Succulent.
• junction n. The condition of being joined.
• juncture n. An articulation, joint, or seam.
• junta n. A council or assembly that deliberates in secret upon the affairs of government.
• juridical adj. Assumed by law to exist.
• jurisdiction n. Lawful power or right to exercise official authority.
• jurisprudence n. The science of rights in accordance with positive law.
• juror n. One who serves on a jury or is sworn in for jury duty in a court of justice.
• joust v. To engage in a tilt with lances on horseback.
• justification n. Vindication.
• juvenile adj. Characteristic of youth.
• juxtapose v. To place close together.
• keepsake n. Anything kept or given to be kept for the sake of the giver.
• kerchief n. A square of linen, silk, or other material, used as a covering for the head or neck.
• kernel n. A grain or seed.
• kiln n. An oven or furnace for baking, burning, or drying industrial products.
• kiloliter n. One thousand liters.
• kilometer n. A length of 1,000 meters.
• kilowatt n. One thousand watts.
• kimono n. A loose robe, fastening with a sash, the principal outer garment in Japan.
• kind-hearted adj. Having a kind and sympathetic nature.
• kingling n. A petty king.
• kingship n. Royal state.
• kinsfolk n. pl. Relatives.
• knavery n. Deceitfulness in dealing.
• knead v. To mix and work into a homogeneous mass, especially with the hands.
• knickknack n. A small article, more for ornament that use.
• knight errant n. One of the wandering knights who in the middle ages went forth in search of adventure.
• knighthood n. Chivalry.
• laborious adj. Toilsome.
• labyrinth n. A maze.
• lacerate v. To tear rudely or raggedly.
• lackadaisical adj. Listless.
• lactation n. The secretion of milk.
• lacteal adj. Milky.
• lactic adj. Pertaining to milk.
• laddie n. A lad.
• ladle n. A cup-shaped vessel with a long handle, intended for dipping up and pouring liquids.
• laggard adj. Falling behind.
• landholder n. Landowner.
• landlord n. A man who owns and lets a tenement or tenements.
• landmark n. A familiar object in the landscape serving as a guide to an area otherwise easily lost track of.
• landscape n. A rural view, especially one of picturesque effect, as seen from a distance or an elevation.
• languid adj. Relaxed.
• languor n. Lassitude of body or depression.
• lapse n. A slight deviation from what is right, proper, or just.
• lascivious adj. Lustful.
• lassie n. A little lass.
• latent adj. Dormant.
• latency n. The state of being dormant.
• later adv. At a subsequent time.
• lateral adj. Directed toward the side.
• latish adj. Rather late.
• lattice n. Openwork of metal or wood, formed by crossing or interlacing strips or bars.
• laud v. To praise in words or song.
• laudable adj. Praiseworthy.
• laudation n. High praise.
• laudatory adj. Pertaining to, expressing, or containing praise.
• laundress n. Washerwoman.
• laureate adj. Crowned with laurel, as a mark of distinction.
• lave v. To wash or bathe.
• lawgiver n. A legislator.
• lawmaker n. A legislator.
• lax adj. Not stringent or energetic.
• laxative adj. Having power to open or loosen the bowels.
• lea n. A field.
• leaflet n. A little leaf or a booklet.
• leaven v. To make light by fermentation, as dough.
• leeward n. That side or direction toward which the wind blows.
• left-handed adj. Using the left hand or arm more dexterously than the right.
• legacy n. A bequest.
• legalize v. To give the authority of law to.
• legging n. A covering for the leg.
• legible adj. That may be read with ease.
• legionary n. A member of an ancient Roman legion or of the modern French Legion of Honor.
• legislate v. To make or enact a law or laws.
• legislative adj. That makes or enacts laws.
• legislator n. A lawgiver.
• legitimacy n. Accordance with law.
• legitimate adj. Having the sanction of law or established custom.
• leisure n. Spare time.
• leniency n. Forbearance.
• lenient adj. Not harsh.
• leonine adj. Like a lion.
• lethargy n. Prolonged sluggishness of body or mind.
• levee n. An embankment beside a river or stream or an arm of the sea, to prevent overflow.
• lever n. That which exerts, or through which one may exert great power.
• leviathan n. Any large animal, as a whale.
• levity n. Frivolity.
• levy v. To impose and collect by force or threat of force.
• lewd adj. Characterized by lust or lasciviousness.
• lexicographer n. One who makes dictionaries.
• lexicography n. The making of dictionaries.
• lexicon n. A dictionary.
• liable adj. Justly or legally responsible.
• libel n. Defamation.
• liberalism n. Opposition to conservatism.
• liberate v. To set free or release from bondage.
• licentious adj. Wanton.
• licit adj. Lawful.
• liege adj. Sovereign.
• lien n. A legal claim or hold on property, as security for a debt or charge.
• lieu n. Stead.
• lifelike adj. Realistic.
• lifelong adj. Lasting or continuous through life.
• lifetime n. The time that life continues.
• ligament n. That which binds objects together.
• ligature n. Anything that constricts, or serves for binding or tying.
• light-hearted adj. Free from care.
• ligneous adj. Having the texture of appearance of wood.
• likelihood n. A probability.
• likely adj. Plausible.
• liking n. Fondness.
• limitation n. A restriction.
• linear adj. Of the nature of a line.
• liner n. A vessel belonging to a steamship-line.
• lingo n. Language.
• lingua n. The tongue.
• lingual adj. Pertaining to the use of the tongue in utterance.
• linguist n. One who is acquainted with several languages.
• linguistics n. The science of languages, or of the origin, history, and significance of words.
• liniment n. A liquid preparation for rubbing on the skin in cases of bruises, inflammation, etc.
• liquefacient adj. Possessing a liquefying nature or power.
• liquefy v. To convert into a liquid or into liquid form.
• liqueur n. An alcoholic cordial sweetened and flavored with aromatic substances.
• liquidate v. To deliver the amount or value of.
• liquor n. Any alcoholic or intoxicating liquid.
• listless adj. Inattentive.
• literacy n. The state or condition of knowing how to read and write.
• literal adj. Following the exact words.
• literature n. The written or printed productions of the human mind collectively.
• lithe adj. Supple.
• lithesome adj. Nimble.
• lithograph n. A print made by printing from stone.
• lithotype n. In engraving, an etched stone surface for printing.
• litigant n. A party to a lawsuit.
• litigate v. To cause to become the subject-matter of a suit at law.
• litigious adj. Quarrelsome.
• littoral adj. Of, pertaining to, or living on a shore.
• liturgy n. A ritual.
• livelihood n. Means of subsistence.
• livid adj. Black-and-blue, as contused flesh.
• loam n. A non-coherent mixture of sand and clay.
• loath adj. Averse.
• loathe v. To abominate.
• locative adj. Indicating place, or the place where or wherein an action occurs.
• loch n. A lake.
• locomotion n. The act or power of moving from one place to another.
• lode n. A somewhat continuous unstratified metal- bearing vein.
• lodgment n. The act of furnishing with temporary quarters.
• logic n. The science of correct thinking.
• logical adj. Capable of or characterized by clear reasoning.
• logician n. An expert reasoner