The Great Gatsby - Chapter 1 - 4 Flashcards
1
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privy
A
participating in the knowledge of something private or secret
2
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feigned
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pretended
3
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suppressions
A
things held back or kept hidden
4
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supercilious
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arrogant
5
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fractiousness
A
irritableness; being quarrelsome
6
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extemporizing
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improvising
7
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preemptory
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arrogantly self-assured
8
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contiguous
A
adjoining, continuing without a break
9
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hauteur
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arrogance
10
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languid
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listless, lacking spirit
11
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deft
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clever, skillful
12
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cower
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to crouch as in fear or shame
13
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facet
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aspect, side or phase
14
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strident
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having a shrill or irritating quality
15
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corpulent
A
large or bulky of body; stout; fat
