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The Great Gatsby
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12/05/2005

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privy
Definition
Secret; concealed
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Levity
Definition
Lightness of manner or speech; The state or quality of being light; buoyancy
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excursion
Definition
A usually short journey made for pleasure
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Exempt
Definition
To free from an obligation, a duty, or a liability to which others are subject
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abortive
Definition
Failing to accomplish an intended objective; fruitless
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epigram
Definition
A short, witty poem expressing a single thought or observation
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contour
Definition
The outline of a figure, body, or mass
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effeminate
Definition
Having qualities or characteristics more often associated with women than men
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Conscientious
Definition
characterized by extreme care and great effort; guided by or in accordance with conscience or sense of right and wrong
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desolate
Definition
deserted;Barren;
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deft
Definition
Quick and skillful
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bantering
Definition
Good-humored, playful conversation
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claret
Definition
A dark or grayish purplish red to dark purplish pink.
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extemporize
Definition
To do or perform (something) without prior preparation or practice
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vigil
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The act or a period of observing; surveillance
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turbulent
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Violently agitated or disturbed; tumultuous; causing disturbance
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peremptory
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Putting an end to all debate or action
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corroborated
Definition
To strengthen or support with other evidence; make more certain
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supercilious
Definition
Feeling or showing haughty disdain;having or showing arrogant superiority
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facet
Definition
One of the flat polished surfaces cut on a gemstone or occurring naturally on a crystal
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smouldering
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showing scarcely suppressed anger
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incessant
Definition
continuing without interuption
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immoderately
Definition
Exceeding normal or appropriate bounds; extreme
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impassion
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To arouse the passions of
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innuendo
Definition
indirect implication
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prodigality
Definition
extreme wastefulness; profuse generosity
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vehement
Definition
Marked by or full of vigor or energy; strong
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staid
Definition
Fixed; permanent
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impetuous
Definition
Characterized by sudden and forceful energy or emotion; impulsive and passionate.
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ascertain
Definition
To discover with certainty
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convivial
Definition
Merry; festive
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asunder
Definition
Into separate parts or pieces
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deplorably
Definition
Lamentable; woeful; Wretched; bad
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tumultuous
Definition
noisy and disorderly
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reveries
Definition
daydreaming
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penitentiary
Definition
A prison for those convicted of major crimes.
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elicited
Definition
To bring or draw out;To call forth
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roved
Definition
To wander about at random, especially over a wide area; roam.
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rout
Definition
To dig with the snout; root.
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ramification
Definition
The act or process of branching out or dividing into branches
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defunct
Definition
Having ceased to exist or live
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vestige
Definition
A visible trace, evidence, or sign of something that once existed but exists or appears no more.
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evasion
Definition
the act of escaping
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billow
Definition
A large wave or swell of water.
A great swell, surge, or undulating mass, as of smoke or sound
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scanty
Definition
Barely sufficient or adequate.
Insufficient, as in extent or degree
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meretricious
Definition
Attracting attention in a vulgar manner
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contingency
Definition
An event that may occur but that is not likely or intended; a possibility; uncertainty
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menagerie
Definition
A collection of live wild animals on exhibition.
An enclosure in which wild animals are kept.
A diverse or miscellaneous group.
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elusive
Definition
Tending to elude capture, perception, comprehension, or memory
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libertine
Definition
One who acts without moral restraint; a dissolute person.
One who defies established religious precepts; a freethinker
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rancour
Definition
a feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will
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indiscernible
Definition
Difficult or impossible to discern or perceive; imperceptible
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florid
Definition
Flushed with rosy color; ruddy.
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dilatory
Definition
causing delay
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awning
Definition
A rooflike structure, often made of canvas or plastic, that serves as a shelter, as over a storefront, window, door, or deck.
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portentous
Definition
Full of unspecifiable significance; exciting wonder and awe

Marked by pompousness; pretentiously weighty.
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prig
Definition
A person who demonstrates an exaggerated conformity or propriety, especially in an irritatingly arrogant or smug manner.
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slander
Definition
A false and malicious statement or report about someone.
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pneumatic
Definition
Of or relating to air or other gases.
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substantiality
Definition
Of, relating to, or having substance; material.
True or real; not imaginary.
Solidly built; strong.
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lethargic
Definition
sluggish; lazy
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vicariously
Definition
indirectly, as, by, or through a substitute
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