| 5000 Vocabulary List for Visiting Scholars in the USA - Page 294 | |||
| Word | Type | Used in a Sentence | Synonym |
| jeans | noun | He was wearing a new pair of jeans. | denim pants |
| jelly | noun | Jelly is often used on toast. | jam |
| jerk | noun | A jerk on the line was felt by me. | sharp pull |
| verb | It was jerked out his hand. | pulled | |
| Jesus | noun | Jesus was the Son of God. | Son of God |
| jet | noun | We flew on a jet to America. | plane |
| noun | There was a cold jet of air. | stream | |
| verb | We will jet to Paris tomorrow. | fly | |
| jewel | noun | The jewel in her ring was a diamond. | precious stone |
| noun | She was a jewel of an employee. | treasure | |
| Jewish | adj. | Many Jewish people live in Israel. | Hebrew people |
| jingle | noun | We heard a jingle on the radio. | tune |