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Gatsby Chapter 3+4
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11th Grade
10/14/2010
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ravages
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acts of utter destruction
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harlequin
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many colored
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innuendo
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refernce to a person,a damaging one
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prodigality
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wastefulness, excessive liberality
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credulity
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readiness to believe especially in light evidence
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tortuously
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in position with bodies bent, twisted in different directions
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vacuous
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empty meaningless, inane
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vinous
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wine induced
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bizarre
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odd incongrous
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caterwauling
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harsh, wailing
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crescendo
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an increase in force or loudness
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poignant
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painfully moving
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juxtaposition
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placing side by side
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denizen
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an inhabitant
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skepticism
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a doubting of all one encounters
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benediction
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blessing
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punctilious
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careful
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retribution
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recompense,payment, for wrong doing
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malevolence
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ill will
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