Great Gatsby Vocab Flashcards
1
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elegant, stunning, attractive
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aesthetic
2
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equal, corresponding, in line with
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commensurate
3
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taunting, disrespectful
A
contemptuous
4
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event, incident, happening
A
contingency
5
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gullible, naive, blind
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credulity
6
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barren, arid, wild
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desolate
7
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untidy, messy
A
disheveled
8
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swirl, whirlpool
A
eddies
9
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difficult or track or find
A
elusive
10
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free from, spared, excused
A
exempt
11
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affect, pretend,
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feign
12
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adornment, decoration
A
gaudiness
13
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chalice, holy….
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grail
14
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same, similar
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homogeneity
15
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carelessly, foolishly, impulsive
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impetuously
16
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embodies, personification
A
incarnation
17
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disbelieving, doubtful
A
incredulous
18
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beyond description, unutterable
A
ineffable
19
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insinuation, hint
A
innuendo
20
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subtle, sneaky
A
insidious
21
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carefreeness, high spirits
A
levity
22
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spite, hate bitterness
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malice
23
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ruin, flaw, scar
A
mar
24
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flashy, trashy, loud, false
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meretricious
25
logos, initials
monogram
26
destroy, wipe out
obliterated
27
gratify, satisfy
pander
28
biodegradable
perishable
29
nonsexual
platonic
30
aware of, in on, informed of
privy
31
owner, possessor
proprietor
32
local, zonal, regional
provincial
33
egging on, enticement, rousing
provocation
34
careful, diligent, thorough
punctilious
35
consequence, result
ramifications
36
harsh, hoarse, grating
raspingly
37
ferocious, greedy
ravenously
38
suggestive, remindful
redolent
39
penalty, punishment, fate
retribution
40
emotionalism, nostalgia
sentimentality
41
doubt, mistrust
skepticism
42
sight, colors, spectral
spectroscopic
43
ragged, old, worn out
threadbare
44
temporary, brief
transitory
45
sombrero, helmet, hood
turbaned
46
swollen, distended
turgid
47
cruelly, dishonestly
unscrupulously
48
Uncalled for
unsought
49
travel, journey
ventured
50
surrounding area, locality
vicinity
