The Great Gatsby Vocab

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feign

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verb: to pretend to feel or be affected by

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supercilious

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adj.: having or showing the proud and unpleasant attitude of people who think that they are better or more important than other people

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incredulous

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adj. not able willing to believe something: felling or showing a lack of belief

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wan

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adj. looking sick or pale: having a weak quality

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complacent

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adj. satisfied with how things are and not wanting to change them

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intimation

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noun: an indirect comment; a hint

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contiguous

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adj.: used to describes things that touch each other or are immediately next to each other

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interpose

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verb: to place between two or more things or people: to interrupt a conversation with a comment

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apathetic

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adj. not having or showing much emotion or interest

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deft

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adj. skillful and clever: able to do something quickly and accurately

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innuendo

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noun: a statement which indirectly suggests that someone has done something immoral

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erroneous

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adj. not correct; straying from moral, decent, or proper

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vehement

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adj. showing strong and often angry feelings; very emotional

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impetuous

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adj. acting or done quickly and without though

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vacuous

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adj. having or showing a lack of intelligence or serious thought

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provincial

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noun. a person who live in or comes from a place that is far away from large cities

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sporadic

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adj. happening often but not regularly

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elicit

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tran. v. to get a response, info, etc from someone

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denizen

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n. a person, animal, or plant that lives in or is often found in a certain place/region

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jauntily

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lively in a manner or appearance, having or suggesting a lively/confident quality

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innumerable

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adj. too many to be counted

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reproach

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n. an expression of disapproval

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obstinate

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adj. refusing to change your behavior or ideas

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hulking

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adj. very large or heavy

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nebulous

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adj. not clear: difficult to see, understand, describe, etc.

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laudable

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adj. deserving praise; commendable

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insidious

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adj. stealthily, treacherous or deceitful

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repose

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n. v. peace, calm; to be at peace

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debauch

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n. v. to seduce; to corrupt be sensuality

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antecedent

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n. adj. preceding or prior, preceding event or circumstance

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ingratiate

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v. to establish and favored good graces of others

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dilatory

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adj. ending to delay or procrastinate; slow or tardy

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tumult

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n. violent and noisy motion; disturbance of a crowd or mob

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portentous

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adj. of the nature of a portent; momentous

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irreverent

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adj. manifesting or characterized by irreverence

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vicarious

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adj. experienced in the imagination through the feelings

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rancor

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n. bitterness or resentful

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formidable

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adj. feared or respected by being impressively large, intense

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indiscernible

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adj. impossible to see or clearly distinguish

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garrulous

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adj. tending to talk a lot

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incoherent

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adj. not able to talk or express yourself in a clear way that can be understood

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forlorn

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adj. sad and lonely empty and in poor condition

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surmise

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v. n. a though or idea based on scanty evidence

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superfluous

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adj. beyond what is necessary