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Great Gatsby Vocab Flashcards

1
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feigned

A

believe; pretend

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epigram

A

pithy saying; remark expressing an idea in a clever way

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3
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supercilious

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thinking one is superior

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contempt

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feeling that something is beneath consideration

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5
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wan

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pale and impression of illness

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bantering

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talk; exchange of remarks in a teasing way

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pessimist

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person who anticipates the worst

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cynical

A

distrusting; criticizing

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grotesque

A

ugly or absurd

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solemn

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formal; serious, somber

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anemic

A

lacking power; weak

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12
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vitality

A

liveliness; energy

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hauteur

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pride; cockiness

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14
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incessant

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never-ending; ceaseless

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15
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disdain

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despise; scorn

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strident

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loud, harsh, grating

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17
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toiled

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hard work

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18
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prodigality

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extravagant wastefulness

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19
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eddies

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current moving in the opposite direction of the main current

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dissension

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disagreement; difference in opinion

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21
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malevolence

A

desire to harm others; evil

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tantalizing

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torment or tease someone with sight of something unobtainable

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discordant

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disagreeing

24
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poignant

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evoking a keen sense of sadness

25
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sporadic

A

irregular intervals

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punctilious

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painstaking; meticulous; strict attention to minute details

27
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rajah

A

indian king; prince

28
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retribution

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justly deserved; correcting a wrong

29
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somnambulatory

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sleepwalking

30
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juxtaposition

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two or more things side-by-side to emphasize contrast

31
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tactless

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showing a lock of what is fitting

32
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obliged

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under a debt of gratitude for benefit

33
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harrowed

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distressed

34
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obstinate

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stubbornly adhering to an attitude

35
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vestige

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trace of evidence that is no longer present

36
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nebulous

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hazy, vague, confused

37
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meretricious

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alluring by a show of flashy attractions

38
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ineffable

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incapable of being expressed

39
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reverie

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state of being pleasantly lost in ones thoughts; daydream

40
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lethargic

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drowsy; sluggish

41
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menagerie

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collection wild or unusual animals/people

42
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caravansary

A

any large inn or hotel

43
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harrowing

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extremely disturbing; distressed

44
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abyss

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bottomless chasm

45
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rancor

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ill will; bitter resentment; hatred

46
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magnanimous

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generous in forgiving and injury

47
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pavilion

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similar structure used for a specific purpose

48
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unscrupulously

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not restrained by moral or ethical principles

49
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benediction

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expression of good wises; prayer asking for God’s blessing

50
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corroborate

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to give/represent evidence of truth of something

51
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pneumatic

A

operated by compressed air

52
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amorphous

A

without any clear shape

53
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holocaust

A

complete mass destruction

54
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deranged

A

driven insane

55
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superfluous

A

more than sufficient; excessive

56
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aesthetic

A

concerning the appreciate of beauty or good taste

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