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inveterate
deep-rooted; habitual
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invidious
designed to create ill will or envy
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invocation
prayer for help
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invoke
to call upon; ask for
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iridescent
exhibiting rainbowlike colors
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irksome
annoying; tedious
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irremediable
incurable; uncorrectable
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irreproachable
blameless; impeccable
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isthmus
narrow neck of land connecting two larger bodies of land
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jabber
to chatter rapidly or unintelligibly
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jaded
dulled or satiated by overindulgence; fatigued
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jaundiced
affected with or exhibiting prejudice, as from envy or resentment; yellowed
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jaunt
trip; short journey
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jaunty
lighthearted; animated; easy and carefree
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jettison
to throw overboard
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jibe
to agree; be in harmony with
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jingoist
war-like chauvinist
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jocular
characterized by jesting or joking; facetious
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jollity
gaiety; cheerfulness
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jovial
good-natured; merry
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judicious
sound in judgment; wise
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junket
trip, especially one taken for pleasure by an official at public expense
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jurisprudence
science of law
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kaleidoscope
tube in which patterns made by the reflection in mirrors of colored pieces of glass produce interesting symmetrical effects
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kernel
central or vital part
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grouch
killjoy; spoilsport
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kindred
related; similar in nature or character
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kleptomaniac
person who has a compulsive desire to steal
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vagabond
wandering from place to place without any settled home; nomadic; tramp
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knave
untrustworthy person; rogue; scoundrel
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knead
to work and press (a soft substance, such as bread dough) into a uniform mixture with the hands
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knell
tolling of a bell, especially to indicate a funeral
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knoll
a small, rounded hill or eminence (elevation); hillock
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labile
likely to change; unstable
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laconic
using few words; concise; pithy
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lackadaisical
lethargic; listless
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laggard
a person or thing that lags; lingerer; loiterer
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