The Great Gatsby Voacb Flashcards
1
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feign
A
pretend
2
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privy
A
aware of
3
Q
levity
A
lightheartedness
4
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supercilious
A
smug, self-superior
5
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fractious
A
irritable, difficult to control
6
Q
wan
A
pale, ill
7
Q
libel
A
false/damaging claim
8
Q
intimate
A
closely acquainted
9
Q
apathetic
A
showing no interest or feeling
10
Q
earnest
A
genuine sincere
11
Q
strident
A
loud and harsh, grating
12
Q
gaudy
A
showy and bright
13
Q
provincial
A
unsophisticated
14
Q
melancholy
A
wistfully sad
15
Q
heady
A
having a strong effect
16
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defunct
A
no longer existing or functioning
17
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vestige
A
last trace of something
18
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nebulous
A
murky or unclear
19
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ineffable
A
too great to be described in words
20
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turgid
A
swollen
21
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ingratiate
A
kiss up
22
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perturbed
A
annoyed
23
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euphemism
A
softer expression for
24
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stifling
A
suffocating
25
libertine
person without morals
26
magnanimous
generous or forgiving
27
expostulate
strong disapproval
28
truculent
quick to fight
29
pervade
spread through
30
forlorn
sad/lonely
31
garrulous
excessively talkative
32
redolent
strongly reminiscent of
33
interminable
endless
34
protégé
someone who is guided by a more experienced person
35
ravenous
extremely hungry
36
reverent
deeply respectful
37
squeamish
easily made sick
38
surmise
suppose that something is true without having evidence to confirm it
39
commensurate
relating to size or degree
