Great Gatsby vocab Flashcards
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Infinitesimal
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Adj, Extremely small; minute; tiny
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Contiguous
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Adj, Sharing a common border; adjacent
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Mincing
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Adj, Moving or behaving in dainty or delicate way
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Strident
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Adj, Loud and harsh; grating
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Punctilious
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Adj, Showing great attention to detail or correct behavior
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Corrugate
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Verb, To contract or cause to contract into wrinkles and folds
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Nebulous
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Adj, Hazy, unclear, vague
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Conceit
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Adj, Excessive pride in oneself
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Ineffable
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Adj, Too great or too extreme to be expressed or described in words
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Adventitious
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Adj, Happening or carried on according to chance rather than design or inherent nature
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Surmise
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Verb, To suppose something is true without having evidence to confirm it; to deduce, infer, or assume
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Transitory
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Adj, not permanent
