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24 Cards in this Set
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Portentous |
very serious and significant |
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Magnanimous |
very generous, kind, or forgiving |
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Formidable |
difficult to deal with |
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Presumptuous |
boldly disrespectful; forward; arrogant |
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Inquest |
a formal inquiry |
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Expostulation |
an expression or disagreement or disapproval |
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Malice |
intent to cause harm or pain |
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Ravenously |
with excessive greed and hunger; voraciously |
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Whim |
a passing impulse or thought |
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Vestibule |
an entry way to a house |
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Garrulous |
excessively wordy or talkative |
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Fortuitously |
happening by accident |
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Deranged |
disturbed or highly confused; insane |
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Deranged |
disturbed or highly confused; insane |
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Surmise |
to conclude; make a guess |
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Complacent |
self-satisfied and unaware of surroundings or consequences |
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Aesthetic |
pleasing in appearance |
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Aesthetic |
pleasing in appearance |
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Provincial |
unsophisticated or small-minded |
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Commensurate |
equal in size or proportion |
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Define the word “Holocaust.” What does Nick mean when he says, “the holocaust was complete?” |
mass destruction of human life. Those who was most innocent are now dead. |
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Define the word “Holocaust.” What does Nick mean when he says, “the holocaust was complete?” |
mass destruction of human life. Those who was most innocent are now dead. |
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What was Irony? |
everybody came to the party but none came to his funeral. |
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What does Gatsby say that Daisy’s voice is “full of”? Why? |
Money, because she had always lived a life of privilege and always will. |
