Jean Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur
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～ French general who commanded French troops in the American Revolution, notably at Yorktown (1725-1807)
jade vine
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～ vigorous Philippine evergreen twining liana; grown for spectacular festoons of green flowers that resemble lobster claws
Juniperus virginiana
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～ small juniper found east of Rocky Mountains having a conic crown, brown bark that peels in shreds, and small sharp needles
Junin virus
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～ the RNA virus that causes Argentine hemorrhagic fever; carried by rats and mice
joie de vivre
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～ a keen enjoyment of living
John Van Vleck
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～ United States physicist (1899-1980)
John von Neumann
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～ United States mathematician who contributed to the development of atom bombs and of stored-program digital computers (1903-1957)
Johann Gottfried von Herder
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～ German philosopher who advocated intuition over reason (1744-1803)
Josef von Sternberg
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～ United States film maker (born in Austria) whose films made Marlene Dietrich an international star (1894-1969)
jamais vu
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～ the experience of being unfamiliar with a person or situation that is actually very familiar; associated with certain types of epilepsy