The Great Gatsby Voacb Flashcards by maria smith | Brainscape

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feign

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pretend

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privy

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aware of

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levity

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lightheartedness

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supercilious

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smug, self-superior

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fractious

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irritable, difficult to control

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wan

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pale, ill

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libel

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false/damaging claim

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intimate

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closely acquainted

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apathetic

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showing no interest or feeling

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earnest

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genuine sincere

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strident

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loud and harsh, grating

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gaudy

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showy and bright

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provincial

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unsophisticated

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melancholy

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wistfully sad

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heady

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having a strong effect

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defunct

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no longer existing or functioning

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vestige

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last trace of something

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nebulous

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murky or unclear

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ineffable

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too great to be described in words

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turgid

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swollen

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ingratiate

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kiss up

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perturbed

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annoyed

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euphemism

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softer expression for

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stifling

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suffocating

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libertine

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person without morals

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magnanimous

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generous or forgiving

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expostulate

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strong disapproval

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truculent

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quick to fight

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pervade

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spread through

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forlorn

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sad/lonely

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garrulous

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excessively talkative

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redolent

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strongly reminiscent of

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interminable

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endless

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protégé

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someone who is guided by a more experienced person

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ravenous

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extremely hungry

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reverent

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deeply respectful

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squeamish

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easily made sick

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surmise

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suppose that something is true without having evidence to confirm it

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commensurate

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relating to size or degree