Gatsby Flashcards
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1
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To pretend
A
to feign
2
Q
to Know about something
A
to be privy to
3
Q
disdain
A
scorn/contempt
4
Q
blatantly and disdainfully proud
he rejected their offer with a tone of … disdain
A
haughty
5
Q
to work hard
A
to toil
6
Q
ostentatiously or tastelessly ornamented
A
gaudy
7
Q
lacking meaning and substance
a … mind/movie
A
vacuous
8
Q
to avoid or escape
A
to elude
9
Q
an individual’s social façade, the personality that a person projects in public
A
persona
10
Q
someone who sells illegally made goods
A
bootlegger
11
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unwilling or unable to stay still or be quiet and calm
A
restless
12
Q
to change into a less active state
A
to lapse into something
13
Q
done secretly and sometimes dishonestly
A
underhand
14
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to continue to stay in a place although other people want you to leave
A
to outstay your welcome
15
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impossible to understand
A
unfathomable
