The Great Gatsby: vocabulairy 1 Flashcards

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bore

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a person whose talk or behavior is dull and uninteresting; a tedious situation or thing

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feign

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pretend to be affected by (a feeling , state. or injury); fake, simulate

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privy

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sharing in the knowledge of (something secret or private)

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quiver

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tremble or shake with a slight rapid motion

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marred

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spoiled, ruined,flawed

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boast

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talk with excesiive prude and self-satisfaction about one’S achievements, possessions, or abilities; brag, show off

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the East

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see map

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rowdy

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noisy and disorderly

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un/affected

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not artificial, pretentious, and designed to impress

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scorn

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the feeling or belief that someoen or something is worthless or despicable; contempt

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