Great Gatsby Flashcards

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Haughty

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Disdainfully proud, snobbish

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Insolent

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Boldly rude or disrespectful

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Subterfuge

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A scheme or a trick to escape rules or consequences

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Wan

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An unnatural or sickly pallor(skin color)

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Jauntily

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Easily, sprightly, self- confident in manner or bearing

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Scornful

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Contemptuous, full of dislike

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Punctilious

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Attentive to & careful about formalities and manners

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Proprietor

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Owner of a business establishment

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Disconcerting

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Upsetting, confusing, unexpected

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Incredulity

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Inability or unwillingness to believe

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Valor

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Heroic courage, bravery

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Strained

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Produced with effort, not natural or spontaneous

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Splendor

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Brilliant or gorgeous appearance

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Luxuriated

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To enjoy oneself; to grow fully or abundantly

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Earnest

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Serious; honest; showing depth & sincerity of feeling

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Ferocious

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Savagely fierce; extreme or intense

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Delicacy

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Something delightful or pleasung

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Solemn

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Grave, sober

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Somnambulatory

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To act as though sleep- walking

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Indignant

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Displeasure for something unjust, insulting, or offensive

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Sentimental

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Expressing emotions such as love, sadness, and nostalgia in a pronounced manner

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Meretricious

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Tastefully showy

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Turgid

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Obstentatiouslt lofty in style

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Ingratiate

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To gain favor or approval for yourself by doing or saying things that people like

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Pervade
To spread through all parts of something: to exist in every part of something
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Septic
Infected with bacteria
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Proximity
The state of being near
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Harrowing
Extremely painful
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Affront
To do or say something that shows a lack of respect for someone or someone's feelings
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Genial
Marked by or diffusing sympathy or friendliness
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Intermittent
Starting, stopping, and starting again. Not constant or steady
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Supercilious
Haughty, over proud
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Arrogant
exaggerating ones own worth
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Gruff
Rough, stern, harsh
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Imperative
Powerfully, commandingly
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Pathetic
Pitiful
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Ecstatically
Showing overwhelming delight
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Languidly
Drooping as if from exhaustion (not usually used as an adverb)
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Cynical
Distrustful of human nature
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Artifical
False, lacking in natural quality
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Indiscreet
Showing poor judgement