Gatsby Vocab Flashcards
1
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Amorphous
A
Lacking definite shape, formless
2
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Combustion
A
Process of burning
3
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Complacent
A
Self satisfaction to the point where you don’t recognize danger
4
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Corpulent
A
Large, overweight
5
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Deft
A
Characterized by facility and skill usually of the hands
6
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Defunct
A
No longer functioning or working
7
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Disconcerting
A
To make uneasy
8
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Euphemism
A
A nicer way of saying something
9
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Exalted
A
Placed at a high or powerful level
10
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Garrulous
A
Talkative
11
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Haughty
A
Blatantly proud (an insult)
12
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Incessant
A
Continuing or following without interruption
13
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Ineffable
A
Inexpressible or too sacred
14
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Lethargic
A
Lacking energy, lazy
15
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Nebulous
A
Indistinct vague lacking distinct form
