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Great Gatsby Flashcards

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1
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to imitate deceptively; to make believe; pretend

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feign

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having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy

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supercilious

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3
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indicating or showing unbelief

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incredulous

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mutual; corresponding; matching; complementary;equivalent

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reciprocal

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5
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of an unnatural or sickly pallor’ pallid; lacking color

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wan

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6
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often without awareness of some potential danger or detect; self satisfied

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complacent

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making known subtly and indirectly; hint

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intimation

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connecting without a break; uninterrupted

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contiguous

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9
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in short time; soon

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anon

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10
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to step in-between parties at variance

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interpose

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lacking in spirt or intrest; listless; indifferent

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languid

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having a shrill, irritating quality or character

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strident

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an indirect comment about a person or thing, esp of disparaging or derogatory nature

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innuendo

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strongly emotional; intense or passionate

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vehement

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courteous and gracious; friendly; warm

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cordial

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characterized by sudden or rash action, emotion, etc; impulsive

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impetuous

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lacking in ideas or intelligence

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vacuous

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large or bulky of body; portly; stout; fat

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corpulent

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having the manners, and viewpoints considered characteristic of unsophisticated inhabitants of a providence; rustic; narrow or illiberal

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provincial

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a loud, confused noise, a continued loud or tumultuous sound; noisy clamor

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din

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any new yorker

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knickerbocker

22
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punishment from a higher being for bad deeds or transgressions

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divine retribution

23
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a king or prince in india; a minor chief or dignitary

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rajah

24
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to draw out or forth; educe; evoke

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elicit

25
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related to sleep walking

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somnambulatory

26
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an inhabitant; a resident; one that frequents a particular place

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denizen

27
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easy and sprightly in manner or bearing

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jaunty

28
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an overwhelming defeat

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rout

29
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very numerous; incapable of being counted; countless

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innumerable

30
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heavy and clumsy; bulky

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hulk

31
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hazy, vague, indistinct, or confused

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nebulous

32
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intended to trap or trick

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insidious

33
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an uninhibited spree or party

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debauch

34
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a preceding circumstance, event, object , style phenomenon

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antecedent

35
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to establish(oneself)in the favor or good graces of other by deliberate effort

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ingratiate

36
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tending to delay or procrastinate; slow; tardy

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dilatory

37
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a slip or error, often of a trivial sort; failure

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lapse

38
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uproar; disorder; highly distressing or agitation or mind or feeling

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tumult

39
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ominous , predictive of future upcoming events

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portentous

40
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not respectful; critical of what is generally accepted or respected

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irrelevant

41
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taking the place of another person or thing; acting or serving as a substitute

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vicarious

42
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resentment or ill will; hatred; malice

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rancor

43
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a container or storage room for cigars or other preparations of tobacco fitted with means for keeping the tobacco suitably moist

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humidor

44
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in partnership; in league with

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in cahoots

45
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a piece of turf gouged out with a club in making a stroke

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divot

46
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excessively talkative in a rambling, roundabout manner, esp. about trivial manners

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garrulous

47
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without logical or meaningful connection; disjointed rambling

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incoherent

48
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a satire or lampoon esp. one posted in a public place

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pasquinade

49
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being more than is sufficient or required; excessive; unessacary or needless

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superfluous

50
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a persons manner of speaking or reading aloud in public

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elocution

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