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Great Gatsby CH 4-6 Flashcards

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Proverbs and Idioms flashcards
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knickerbocker

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New Yorker

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fluctuate

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shift back and forth

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sporadic

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happening at irregular intervals, occasional

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divine redistribution

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punishment from a higher being for bad deeds or transgressions

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Rajah

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a king in India

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Elicit

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evoke, to draw or bring something forth

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valor

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heroic courage, bravery

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somnabulatory

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related to sleep walking

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denizen

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an inhabitant; a resident; a local

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jaunty

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easy and sprightly in a manner or bearing

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rout

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an overwhelming defeat

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suppress

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to stop, abolish

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innumerable

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countless; infinite, unable to be counted

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ecstatic

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in a state of ecstasy, rapturous

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reproach

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blame

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serf

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slave

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obstinate

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inflexible, stubborn

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exult

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REJOICE, triumphant joy

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hulking

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heavy; clumsy, bulky

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nebulous

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hazy; vague; confused; indistinct

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laudable

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praisworthy, Deservibg praise

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insidious

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intended to trick or trap

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repose

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peace, tranquility; calm

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debauch

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an inhibited spree or party

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antecedent

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a preceding event, object, style, or phenomenon

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ingratiate

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to establish oneself in the favor or good graces of others deliberate effort

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perturb

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to throw into great disorder, annoy, derange, destroy

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dilatory

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tending to procrastinate or delay, tardy, slow

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desolate

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barren or laid waste; devastated, solidarity; lonely; deserted; uninhabited

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elusive

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hard to define, express; cleverly evasive

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