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   Knee-jerk

   /ˈnē ˌjərk/

   

   adjective

   • 1. (of a response) automatic and unthinking: "a knee-jerk reaction"
   • ▪ (of a person) responding in an automatic and unthinking way: "knee-jerk radicals"

   noun

   • 1. a sudden involuntary reflex kick caused by a blow on the tendon just below the knee.

   Scrabble Points: 23

   • K

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   • N

     1

   • E

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   • E

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   • E

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   • R

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   • K

     5

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