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Great Gatsby Flashcards

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Convivial

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Fond of good company and festivity

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Amorphous

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Shapeless, having no definite form.

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Corpulent

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Hugely fat

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Deft

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Clever, cunning, dexterous, ingenious

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Dilatory

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Delaying, slow

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Euphemism

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Substitution of an inoffensive term for one that is offensive

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Feign

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To make a false show of, pretend

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Florid

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Flushed with color, flowery

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Garrulous

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Talkative, rambling

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Impetuous

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Impulsive, hasty, rash, violent

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Juxtapose

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To place close together or side by side.

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Menagerie

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A collection of animals on exhibition, a varied mixture

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Punctilious

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Precise following of rules and instructions, details, code of conduct

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Somnambulist

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A sleep walker

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Strident

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Loud and harsh sounding

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Sumptuous

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Lavish; luxurious

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Supercilious

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Haughty, vain, arrogant

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Turgid

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Unobtrusive

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Not noticeable or blatant

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Vestige

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Remnants, traces, remains

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Shapeless, having no form

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Fond of good company and festivity

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Hugely fat

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Deft

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Clever, cunning, dexterous, ingenious

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Delaying, slow

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Substitution of an inoffensive term for one that is offensive

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To make a false show of, pretend

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Flushed with color, flowery

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Talkative, rambling

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Impulsive, harsh, rash, violent

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To place close together or side by side

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A collection of animals on exhibition, a varied mixture

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Precise following of rules and instructions, details, code of conduct

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Punctilious

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A sleep walker

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Somnambulist

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Loud and harsh sounding

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Lavish, luxurious

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Haughty, vain, arrogant

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Supercilious

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Swollen

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Not noticeable or blatant

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Unobtrusive

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Remnants, traces, remains

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