Great Gatsby Vocab Flashcards

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Privy

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Having knowledge of a secret or information

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2
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Quiver

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To move with a slight shaking motion

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3
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Solemn

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Not cheerful or smiling; serious

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4
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Abrupt

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A sudden or quick change in something

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5
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Inquire

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To ask or make an investigation about something

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Coarse

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Harsh or rough in texture, sound, quality

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7
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Obscene

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Very shocking to one’s sense of what is moral/decent; repulsive/disgusting

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Cynical

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Having the attitude of one who distrusts other people

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