Gatsby Vocab Flashcards by brittany eccleston | Brainscape

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Extemporizing

A

Improvise

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Peremptory

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Needing immediate attention

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Fractiousness

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Lack of discipline

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Supercilious

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Cocky, full of oneself

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Erroneous

A

Containing error

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Vacuous

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Lack of intelligence

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Punctilious

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Proper, strict in conduct

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Denizens

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An occupant of a particular place

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Somnambulatory

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To walk during sleep

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Turgid

A

Flowery language

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Swollen

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Dilatory

A

Slow to act

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Euphemisms

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A mild word substituted for a harder one

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Meretricious

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Appearing to be attractive but does not have much value

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