cess vs jinx

cess

noun
  • Usually preceded by good or (more commonly) bad: luck or success. 

  • An assessed tax, duty, or levy. 

  • The area along either side of a railroad track which is kept at a lower level than the sleeper bottom, in order to provide drainage. 

verb
  • To levy a cess. 

jinx

noun
  • A person or thing supposed to bring bad luck. 

  • A hex; an evil spell. 

verb
  • To cast a spell on. 

  • To bring bad luck to. 

  • To cause something to happen by mentioning it, usually sarcastically. 

intj
  • Used after the same thing is said by two people simultaneously. 

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