Great Gatsby Flashcards

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Fractiousness

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Irritability

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Feigned

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Pretended

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Exempt

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Free from obligation

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Bizzare

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Odd, grotesque

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5
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Bantering

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Playful teasing

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6
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Complacency

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Self satisfaction, smugness

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7
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Intimation

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Close association

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8
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Desolate

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Lonely, forlorn

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9
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Supercilious

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Arrogant

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10
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Contiguous

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Adjoining

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Apathetic

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Indifferent

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12
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Languid

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Listless, without vigor

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13
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Hauteur

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Disdainful pride

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14
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Prodigality

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Extravagance

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15
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Vehemently

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Forcefully

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16
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Credulity

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Willingness to believe

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17
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Cynical

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Sceptical of goodness and sincerity

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18
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Ascertain

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To make sure

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19
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Convivial

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Sociable

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20
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Affection

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Fondness

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21
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Punctilious

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Precise, formal

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22
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Labrynth

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Maze

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23
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Disconcerting

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Confusing

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24
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Sinister

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Ominous, evil

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Abstracted
Preoccupied
26
Juxtaposition
Side-by-side placement
27
Simultaneous
At the same time
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Defunct
No longer existing, dead
29
Abortive
Unsuccessful
30
Distraught
Upset, agitated
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Vestige
A trace of something no longer existing
32
Fluctuate
To vary
33
Turbulent
Agitated, disturbing
34
Turgid
Pompous, swollen
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Contingency
A possible event
36
Profusion
Abundance
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Oblivion
Forgotten
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Saunter
Leisurely stroll
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Dilatory
Slow, delaying
40
Affront
Offense
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Abyss
Bottomless pit
42
Inviolate
Sacred, intact
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Intermittent
Disruptive, annoying
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Presumptuous
Overly bold
45
Formidable
Awesome, hard to handle
46
Incessant
Without stopping
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Ravenously
Hungrily
48
Pervaded
Spread throughout
49
Corroborate
Confirm
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Garrulous
Overly talkative
51
Amorphous
Formless
52
Holocaust
Complete destruction
53
Adventitious
Accidental
54
Superfluous
Excessive
55
Deferred
Yielded
56
Jaunty
Stylish
57
Distort
Twist out of shape
58
Transitory
Temporary
59
Incoherent
Disordered, unconnected