The Great Gatsby Vocab

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inclined

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having a preference, disposition, or tendency; having made preparations

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privy

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informed about something secret or not generally known; hidden from general view or use; a small outer building with a bench having holes through which a user can defecate

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levity

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a manner lacking seriousness; feeling an inappropriate lack of seriousness

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incredulously

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unwilling or unable to believe; indicating disbelief

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contemptuously

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without respect; in a disdainful manner

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intimation

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a slight suggestion or a vague understanding; an indirect suggestion

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desolate

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crushed by grief; providing no shelter or sustenance; devastate or ravage, reduced in population, to leave someone relying on you

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impenetrable

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impossible to understand; not admitting of penetration or passage into or through; permitting little or no light through due to denseness

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sumptuous

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rich and superior in quality

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indeterminate

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not leading to a definite ending or result; not capable of being determined; not precisely established; not fixed or known in advance; uncertain or ambiguous in nature

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apathetically

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having or showing little or no emotion; not interested or concerned; indifferent or unresponsive

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incessant

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occurring so frequently as to seem ceaseless or uninterrupted; uninterrupted in time and indefinitely long continuing

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gaudy

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marked by conspicuous display; tastelessly showy

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permeate

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spread or diffuse through; penetrate mutually or be interlocked; pass through

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innuendo

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an indirect implication

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vehemently

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in a forceful, passionate, or intense manner

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sauntered

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to walk in a slow, relaxed manner, without hurry or effort

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ascertain

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to learn or discover with certainty; be considerate or careful to do something; make certain of something

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lurched

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to make an abrupt, unsteady, uncontrolled series of movements; stagger

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sporadic

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recurring in scattered or unpredictable patterns

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punctilious

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marked by precise accordance with details

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proprietor

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someone who owns a business

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abstraction

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the act of withdrawing or removing something

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benediction

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the act of praying for divine protection

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reproachfully

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disappointed, troubled looks; blameful

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scrutinized

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examined or inspected closely and thoroughly

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harrowed

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to cause distress to

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endured

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to suffer, remain in existence, or last

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defunct

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to no longer exist or function

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nebulous

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in the form of a cloud or haze; unclear, vague, or ill-defined

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laudable

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deserving praise or commendation

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insidious

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preceding in a gradual, subtle way, with harmful effects; treacherous, crafty

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ineffable

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too great or extreme to be expressed in words; not to be uttered

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ramification

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a consequence of an action or event, especially when complex or unwelcome

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contingencies

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future events or circumstances that are possible but cannot be predicted with certainty; a provision for an unexpected or future event

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cordial

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warm and friendly; another term for liqueur

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portentous

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of momentous or ominous significance; puffed up with vanity; ominously prophetic

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magnanimous

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generous, understanding, and tolerant; noble and generous in spirit

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formidable

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inspiring fear; extremely impressive in strength or excellence

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presumptuous

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excessively forward

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inquest

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an inquiry into a cause, usually of an unexplained death

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expostulation

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an exclamation of protest or proof; the act of expressing earnest opposition or protest

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malice

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feeling a need to see others suffer; the quality of threatening evil

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ravenously

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in the manner of someone who is savage or extremely hungry

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whim

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an odd, fanciful, or impulsive idea; a sudden desire

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vestibule

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any various bodily cavity leading to another cavity; a large entrance or reception room or area

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garrulous

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full of trivial conversation

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fortuitously

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by good fortune

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deranged

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driven insane

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surmise

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a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence; infer from incomplete evidence; to imagine the case to be true or probable

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complacent

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contented to a fault with oneself or one's action

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aesthetic

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concerning or characterized by an appreciation of good beauty or taste; pleasing; a theory as to what is beautiful

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provincial

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of or concerning the regions outside the capital city of a country, especially when regarded as unsophisticated or narrow-minded;

of or concerning a province of a country or empire.

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commensurate

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corresponding in size of degree or extent