Great gatsby Words

Question 1

Epigram

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Noun: a witty or wise saying in very few words

Question 2

Supercilious

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Adj: haughty, disdainful, or contemptuous

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Fractious

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Adj: irritable and quarrelsome(like a child). Unmanageable, unruly

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Paternal

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Adj: fatherly

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Defiant

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Adj: uncooperative, disobedient, obstinate, stubborn, disregarding directions

Question 6

Wistfulness

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Noun: longing, yearning in a pensive or melancholy way

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Buoy

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Verb: to keep afloat. To float or rise up with lightness or happiness

Question 8

Ripple

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Noun/verb: to form small waves or undulations. Small waves or undulations

Question 9

Imperceptibly

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Adv: subtly, gradually such that something cannot be perceived

Question 10

Desolate

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Adj: abandoned, solitary, lonely, deserted OR dreary, gloomy,dismal

Question 11

Cadet

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Noun: a young trainee, often in the military. Or the youngest person in reference

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Languid

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Adj: lacking in energy, spirit, or vitality. Dropping, listless, almost indifferent

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Complacent

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Adj: pleased, self-satisfying, smug

Question 14

Extemporize

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Verb: to speak or preform without preparation or planning. To improvise

Question 15

Gaiety

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Noun: merriment. The state of being cheerful and light hearted

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Uninflected

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Adj: without variety or inflection. Monotonous

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Peremptorily

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Adv: leaving no opportunity for refusal or denial. With finality.

Question 18

Corroborate

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Verb: to confirm or make more certain

Question 19

Intimation

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Noun: a hint or suggestion

Question 20

Saunter

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Verb: to stroll or walk leisurely

Question 21

Sumptuous

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Adj: splendid. Luxuriously fine, lavish. Made from fine materials

Question 22

Vitality

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Noun: the state of being active, lively, or strong

Question 23

Haughty

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Supercilious, feeling superior to others. Disdainful

Question 24

Innuendo

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Noun: a direct intimation

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Prodigality

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Noun: spending or using in excess. Extravagance, especially without consideration for wastefulness

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Incredulous

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Adj: unbelievable, skeptical, not wanting to believe. Or impressed, not able to believe

Question 27

Vacuous

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Adj: empty, thoughtless, vapid

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Convivial

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Adj: friendly, amiable. Festive, gay, jovial, joyous

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Deplorable

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Adj: causing or being in a state of sadness, grief, lamentation, or disapproval, very bad, wretched

Question 30

Punctilious

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Adj- very strict in observing formal rules in conduct or behavior. Very formal, conventional, conscientious

Question 31

Ineffable

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Adj: not able to be spoken or expressed. Inexpressible OR not able to be spoken because of extreme sacredness

Question 32

Ramification

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Noun: an effect, consequence, implication

Question 33

Nebulous

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Adj: cloudy, vague, opaque, unclear. Both in apperance

Question 34

Obliterate

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Verb: to destroy completely or erase entirely. To blot out, efface, or erase

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Precipitate

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Verb: to hurry or hasten ALSO to cast, hurl, or plunge something/ someone

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Fortuitous

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Adv: lacking definite form or shape. Having no structure

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Superfluous

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Adj: being more than is required. Excessive. Unnecessary

Question 38

Commensurate

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Adj: to have the appropriate proportion or amount

Question 39

To Mar

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Verb: to damage, ruin, or spoil, especially in appearance. To disfigure, deface, or scar