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Vocab for Gatsby Flashcards

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acute (adj.)

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extremely great or serious

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contemptuous (adj.)

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showing or expressing disdain; disrespectful

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fractious (adj.)

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unruly, quarrelsomely easily angered

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languid (adj.)

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slow; droopingly lacking in vigor and vitality

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strident (adj.)

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commanding attention by a loud or obtrusive quality

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supercilious (adj.)

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haughtily disdainful or disrespectful; contemptuous

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vacuous (adj.)

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marked by lack of ideas or intelligence; devoid of occupation

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ambiguously (adverb)

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uncertain; open to several possible meanings lacking clear definition

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discreetly (adverb)

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showing respect for privacy or for the delicacy of the situation

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ghastly (adj.)

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shockingly dreadful; horrible

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impenetrable (adj.)

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not able to be entered; inaccessible

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strident (adj.)

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urgent; clamorous; shrill

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sumptuous (adj.)

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luxuriously fine or largely; costly; lavish

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affected (adj.)

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influenced in a negative way; impaired; feeling impressed

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convivial (adj.)

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friendly; agreeable; festive; jovial

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credulity (noun)

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gullibility; a willingness to believe or trust too easily

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haughty (adj.)

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snobbish; arrogant

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innuendo (noun)

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an indirect intimation about a person, especially one that is derogatory

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tortuously (adj.)

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full of twists and turns; not direct; deceitfully indirect

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vehement (adj.)

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impassioned; strongly emotional, intense, marked by great energy

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audacious (adj.)

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extremely bold or daring; recklessly brave; unrestrained

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disconcerting (adj.)

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upsetting; disturbing to one’s composure; confusing

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disembodied (adj.)

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not having a physical body but having a spirit or soul only

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incredulous (adj.)

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skeptical; showing disbelief

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skepticism (noun)

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doubt; disbelief

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