jeopardize, v. [jeopard].
jeopardy, n. [danger], [peril], [hazard], [exposure].
jerk, v. [twitch], yerk.
jerked beef. charqui.
jerky, a. [abrupt], [unconnected].
jest, n. [joke], witticism, [quip], jeu d' esprit, Joe Miller.
jest, v. [joke].
jester, n. joker, wag; buffoon, merry-andrew, [clown], harlequin, [zany].
jesting, n. [joking], [jest], [raillery], [banter], persiflage, facetiousness, [badinage], [jocularity].
jesting, a. [waggish], [jocular], facetious, [sportive].