Gatsby Flashcards

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Epigram

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Any witty, ingenious or saying expressed

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Superlicious

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Haughtily distasteful or contemptuous

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Extenporizing

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Do compose something without preparation

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Peremptory

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Leaving no opportunity for denial or refusal

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Ocultist

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An eye doctor

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Contiguous

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Touching or in contact

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Hauteur

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Haughty manner of spirit; arrogance

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Erroneous

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Containing an error, mistake, or wrong

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Innuendo

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Indirect immitation about a person

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Obetstrical

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Care of women before and after they gave birth

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Rivulets

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Small stream or brook

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Subterfuge

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Deceit used in order to achieve one’s goal

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Labyrinth

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A maze

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Raja

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Indian king or prince

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Somnambulatory

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To sleep walk

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Denizen

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Inhabitant; a person admitted to reside in a foreign country

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Nebulous

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Indistinct or vague