The Great Gatsby Vocabulary Flashcards
1
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Infinitesimal
A
Extremely small minute; tiny
2
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Contiguous
A
Sharing a common border; adjacent
3
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Minicing
A
Moving or behaving in a dainty or delicate way
4
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Strident
A
Lou and harsh; grating
5
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Punctilious
A
Showing great attention to detail or correct behavior
6
Q
Corrugate
A
Contract or cause to contract into wrinkles or folds
7
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Nebulous
A
Hazy, unclear, vague
8
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Conceit
A
Excessive pride in oneself
9
Q
Ineffable
A
Too great or too extreme to be expressed or described in words
10
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Adventilious
A
Happening or carried on according to chance rather than design or inherent nature
11
Q
Surmise
A
To suppose something is true without having evidence to confirm it; to deduce infer, or assume
12
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Transitory
A
Not permanent
