Glossary of 1,500 Common English Words
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jail | ||
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a prison for those waiting to be tried for a crime or for those serving sentences for crimes that are not serious | ||
jewel | ||
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a valuable stone, such as a diamond or emerald | ||
job | ||
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the work that one does to earn money | ||
join | ||
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to put together or come together; to become part of or a member of | ||
joint | ||
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shared by two or more | ||
joke | ||
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something done or said to cause others to laugh | ||
judge | ||
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to form an opinion about; to decide a question, especially a legal one; n. a public official who decides problems of law in a court | ||
jump | ||
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to push down on the feet and move up quickly into the air | ||
jury | ||
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a group of people chosen to decide what is true in a trial | ||