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43 Cards in this Set
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“I think he half expected her to wander into one of his parties, some night.”
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Jordan, and because Gatsby wanted Daisy so badly that he bought a house so close to her that he thought that they would meet again, this shows that he is still living in the past
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“I’ve gotten to be a terrible pessimist about things. Have you read ‘The Rise of the Colored Empires’ by this man Goddard?”
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Tom, and it tries to show how civilized and smart he is.
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“Oh, you want too much!”
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Daisy, Gatsby wants her to say that she doesn't love Tom and never did, and Daisy can't say that and it hurts Gatsby's self esteem
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“I hope she’ll be a fool—that’s the best thing a girl can be in this world, a beautiful little fool.”
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Daisy, she is talking about her daughter with perspective about how her life has been
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“They’re a rotten crowd…You’re worth the whole damn bunch put together.”
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Nick, telling Gatsby that he is better than Tom, and Jordan, and Daisy
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“Sophisticated! God, I’m so sophisticated!”
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Daisy, it was when she first saw Gatsby and she is trying to tell herself that she is sophisticated now.
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"I thought he knew something about breeding but he wasn’t fit to lick my shoe.”
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Myrtle. Shows that she is spoiled and also that she thinks that Mr. Wilson isn't enough for her
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“So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past.”
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Nick, talking about how the current always takes you back to the past no matter how hard you try to fight it
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“ I understand you’re looking for a business gonnegtion [sic].”
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Wolfsheim, trying to get Nick a better job, shows that he is pretty sketchy
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Epigram
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pithy saying or remark, quote, or poem that are clever or amusing
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Supercilious
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- showing arrogance, body language showing that you are looking down on someone
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Extemporize-
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compose music without preparation, to speak on the spur of the moment
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Veranda-
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covered porch, leveled with the first floor (Spanish style)
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Turbulent-
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not controlled; choppy
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Ether-
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colorless, pleasant smelling gas, used to putting out patients
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Libel-
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a published false statement that is damaging to someone’s rep
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Banns-
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public announcement of marriage
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Peremptory-
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insisting on immediate attention
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Transcendeut-
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beyond or above human experience
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Wag-
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talk, especially gossip or spread rumors
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Oculist-
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eye doctor
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Proprietor-
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owner of a business
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Anemic-
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weak or sickly or someone that has anemia
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Facet-
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one of many sides, cuts of a gem, complex issues
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Absurd-
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widely unreasonable, inappropriate, illogical
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Ectoplasm-
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goo; goop; slime
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Languid-
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lacking vitality, saggy, sluggish, not energetic
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Hauteur-
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arrogance, sense of superiority (n)
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Mincing-
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movement, small and exact, short and quick
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Shiftless-
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laziness, lack of ambition, wanders through life with no purpose.
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Flounced-
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move with exaggerated movement
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Incredulous-
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disbelieving (look or a laugh)
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Strident-
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loud, hard, or too severe
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Omnibus-
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large volume/ multi volume, fancy word for a bus
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Harlequin-
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old medieval clown- bright colors, circus colors
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Innuendo-
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indirect indentation about a person or thing
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Vehemently
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- to act with extreme passion
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Credulity-
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naked belief (opposite of incredulous)
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Homogeneity-
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of the same kind or alike (adjective)
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Ascertain-
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make sure of
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Provincial-
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of the provinces, mindset of the city vs. the country, narrow-minded thinking
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Echolalia
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- Meaningless repetition of someone’s words
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Jovial-
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True form friendly
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