All About Peter

Here’s part 3 of Peter’s “neat words” list. (See earlier entries: part 1, part 2.) These are the words starting with J through Q.

jabberwocky jactitation jape jejune jocularity jodhpurs kerf kith klinker kludge krait kwashiorkor lambent lethargy ligature liminal lissome lowboy lubricious lucubration Luddite lugubrious luminous-flux lumpenproletariat lumper lustrum macron maelstrom malfeasance manque meander mellifluous meretricious merryandrew mewling micturate mimosa moire Momus moxie multiplicity muzzy nabob natty nictitate nidget nidification nulliparous nullity numinous nutation obelus oblivious obloquy obnubilate obsequy obtestation obviate occipital odalesque offal ogee oldbrick omphaloskepsis opprobrious orlop ormolu orphic orthogonality osculating pædogogue palimpsest parse peduncle pelage pelagic pelf pellucid phalanges phantasmagorical picaresque picaro picayune Pick’s-Theorem pickthank pish-and-tosh plangent pluperfect poetaster polyandry pome proboscis psychomimetic punctilious pursy pyknic pyx queazily querist quern querty quintessence quirt quixotic quizzical quoin