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The Great Gatsby Vocabulary Flashcards

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Burgeon

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To grow or increase rapidly

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Heady

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To rush forward in an enterprise without thought

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Ostracize

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To banish by popular vote, typically someone from public services

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Smolder

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Burning or smoking without vent; show or feel barely suppressed anger or another powerful emotion

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Misogynistic

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A women hater

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Insularity

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One who dwells on an island

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Immutable

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Not capable or susceptible of change

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Raucous

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Hoarse, harsh

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Intrinsically

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Internally, in it’s nature

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Wreathing

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Twisting, entwining, encircling

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Predicated

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To affirm one thing of another

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Affirm

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Assert positively

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Romp

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A rude girl who indulges in boisterous play

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Anatomized

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Dissected, as an animal body

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Levity

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Lightness or temper or conduct; unsteadiness

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Plagiaristic

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One that takes the writing of another and parades them as their own

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Epigram

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A forcefully expressive remark or saying expressing an idea in a clever and amusing way

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Perpetual

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Never ending or changing

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Supercilious

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Looking or behaving as though one thinks one us superior to others

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Effeminate

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A man having or showing characteristics regarded as typical of a woman; unmanly

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Fractious

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Irritable and quarrelsome

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Languid

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Lacking in vigor or vitality; slack or slow

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Extempore

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On the spur of the moment; without premeditation or preparation

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Libel

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Defamation written or printed in words

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Peremptory

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Leaving no opportunity for refusal or denial

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Contiguous

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Touching, in contact

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Anaemic

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Lacking power, vigor, vitality, or colorfulness; weak

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Prodigality

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Wastefully or recklessly extravagant

29
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Innuendo

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An indirect imitation about a person or a thing, usually in a derogatory manner

30
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Mellow

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Soft and rich

Slang: a state, atmosphere, or mood of ease and gentle relaxation

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