The Great Gatsby - Vocab Ch. 1 Flashcards
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Feigned
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(V.) To pretend
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Privy
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(Adj.) Participating in the knowledge of something private or secret
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Levity
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(N.) Lack of seriousness
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Scorn
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(N.) Open or unqualified contempt; disdain (great dislike)
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Epigram
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(N.) Any witty, ingenuous, or pointed saying tersely expressed
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Supercilious
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(Adj.) Haughtily (above) disdainful or contemptuous
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Fractiousness
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(N.) Irritability (readily angered)
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Imperatively
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(Adv.) Commandingly
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Languidly
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(Adv.) Lack of vigor (strength)
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Unobtrusively
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(Adv.) Inconspicuous (doesn’t stand out)
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Bantering
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(N.) Jokingly
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Complacency
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(N.) Self-satisfaction (smugness)
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Peremptorily
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(Adv.) Leaving no opportunity for denial or refusal
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Libel
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(N.) False accusation (slander)
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Intimation
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(N.) Suggestion; hinting
