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The Great Gatsby Vocabulary
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The Great Gatsby Chapter 1
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Feign (V) to imitate deceptively; to make believe; pretend
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Supercilious (Adj.) having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy
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Conscientious: (Adj.) meticulous; careful; painstaking; particular
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Incredulous: (Adj.) indicating or showing unbelief
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Reciprocal: (Adj.) mutual; corresponding; matching; complementary; equivalent
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Wan: (Adj.) of an unnatural or sickly pallor; pallid; lacking color
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Complacent: (Adj.) often without awareness of some potential danger or defect; self- satisfied.
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Intimation: (V) make known subtly and indirectly; hint.
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Infinite: (Adj.) indefinitely or exceedingly large.
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Anon: (Adv.) in a short time; soon
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The Great Gatsby Chapter 2
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Contiguous: (Adj.) connecting without a break; uninterrupted
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Facet: (N) aspect; phase; side
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Cower: (V) to crouch, as in fear or shame
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Interpose: (V) to step in between parties at variance; mediate
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Apathetic: (Adj.) not interested or concerned; indifferent or unresponsive.
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Languid: (Adj.) lacking in spirit or interest; listless; indifferent
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Imply: (V) to indicate or suggest without being explicitly stated
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Strident: (Adj.) having a shrill, irritating quality or character
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Deft: (Adj.) nimble; skillful; clever.
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Clad: (Adj.) dressed; covered.
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The Great Gatsby Chapter 3
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The Great Gatsby Chapter 4
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The Great Gatsby Chapter 5
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Rout an overwhelming defeat
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Suppress to do away with; abolish; stop
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Innumerable very numerous; incapable of being counted; countless
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Ecstatic subject to or in a state of ecstasy; rapturous
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Reproach to find fault with (a person, group, etc.); blame
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Serf a slave
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Obstinate inflexible; stubborn; not yielding
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Exult to show or feel a lively or triumphant joy; rejoice; be highly elated or jubilant
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Hulking heavy and clumsy; bulky
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Nebulous hazy, vague, indistinct, or confused
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The Great Gatsby Chapter 6
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Laudable deserving praise; praiseworthy; commendable
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Insidious intended to entrap or trick
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Repose peace; tranquillity; calm
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Debauch an uninhibited spree or party
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Antecedent a preceding circumstance, event, object, style, phenomenon
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Ingratiate to establish (oneself) in the favor or good graces of others by deliberate effort
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Perturb to throw into great disorder; derange; bother; annoy
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Dilatory tending to delay or procrastinate; slow; tardy
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Desolate or laid waste; devastated; deprived or destitute of inhabitants; deserted; uninhabited; solitary; lonely
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Elusive hard to express or define; cleverly or skillfully evasive
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The Great Gatsby Chapter 7
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The Great Gatsby Chapter 8
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The Great Gatsby Chapter 9
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