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The Great Gatsby Vocab
All the vocab from the entire book!
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English
11th Grade
03/13/2011

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Feigned
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(adj) not real; pretend
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Abortive
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unsuccessful 
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Teutonic
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(n) relating to the German language or people
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Epigram 
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(n) a short, witty poem espressing a single though
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Supercilious
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(adj) looking down on others;proud 
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Incredulously 
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(adv) Espressing of extreme disbelief 
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Claret 
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(n) a dry, red wine
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Nordics 
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of or relating to the characteristics of Scandanavian people especially by the ball, narrow-headed, blonde-haired people 
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Gayety 
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a state of joyful activity 
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Rorogravure
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(n) printed material 
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Peremptory 
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(adj) putting an end to all debate or action; offensively self-assured 
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Kike
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(n) offensive slang term for Jewish people 
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Omnibu
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a bus
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Prodigality 
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(n) extreme abundance; extravagance 
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Corpulent 
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(adj) excessively fat
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Shrewd
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marked by sharp awareness 
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Deplorably
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(adv) very bad
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Ineptly
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(adv). not apt or fitting; unsuitable; inappropriate 
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Punctilious 
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careful 
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Threadbare
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Barely adequate because of cheapness or shabbiness 
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Turbaned
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a headdress resembling a turban 
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Somnambulatory 
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in a sleepwalking manner
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Gonnegtion
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A term in the book to mean "connection" 
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Juxtaposition 
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the act or an instance of placing two or more things side by side
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Denizen
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one that frequents a place 
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Meretricious 
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(adj) alluring by a show of a flashy or vulgar attractions 
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Ineffable
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(adj) incapable of being expressed or described in wored; inexpressible: ineffable joy
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Contingency
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(n) a chance, accident, or possibility conditional on something uncertain
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Debauchee 
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(n) a person addicted to excessive indulgence in materialism 
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Ingratiate
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(v) to establish (oneself) in the favour of good graces of the others, especially by deliberate effort 
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Trimalchio
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A character in a Latin work who was known for throwing lavish parties
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Affront
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(n) a personally offensive act or word; delierate act or display of disrespect
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Dejection
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sadness
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Redolent
Definition
full of fragrance 
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Indiscernible
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difficult to perceive or determine 
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Ravenously
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(adv) very eager for food, satisfaction or gratification 
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Unscrupulously 
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lack of moral standards to guide one's conduct 
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Grail
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Any greatly desired objective; ultimate ideal or reward 
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Divot
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A piece of turn torn up by a golf club 
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Forlorn
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unhappy or sad
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Pneumatic
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of or relating to using air, wind, or gas
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Amorphous 
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Having no definite shape or character
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Adventitious 
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(adj) associated with something by chance rather than as 

anintegral part; extrinsic.

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Pasquinade 
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to ridicule in a public place 
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Surmise
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to guess; a thought or idea based on insufficient evidence 
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Superfluous
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(adj) exceeding what is sufficient or necessary 
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Ulster 
Definition
a long, loose overcoat
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