Great Gatsby Ch.7-9 Flashcards

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Affront

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Offense

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2
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Abyss

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Bottomless pit

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3
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Inviolate

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Sacred, intact

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4
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Intermittent

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Periodic

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5
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Presumptuous

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Overly bold

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6
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Formidable

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Awesome, hard to handle

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7
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Incessant

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Without stopping

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8
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Ravenously

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Hungrily

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9
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Pervaded

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Spread throughout

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10
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Corroborate

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Confirm

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11
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Garrulous

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Overly talkative

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12
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Amorphous

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Formless

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13
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Holocaust

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Complete Destruction, especially by fire

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14
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Adventitious

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Accidental

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15
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Superfluous

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Excessive

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16
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Deferred

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Yielded

17
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Jaunty

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Stylish

18
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Distort

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Twist out of shape

19
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Transitory

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Temporary

20
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Incoherent

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Disordered, unconnected