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Gatsby List 1
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20
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02/08/2005

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languidly
Definition
at a leisurely pace, slowly
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privy
Definition
to having private information on
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feigned
Definition
pretended
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levity
Definition
high spirits
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unobstrusively
Definition
inconspicuously
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supercilious
Definition
arrogant, disdainful, egotistical
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peremptorily
Definition
demanding immediate notice; not allowing contradiction or refusal; offensively self-assured
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swank
Definition
fashionable, trendy
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fractiousness
Definition
irritability; peevishness
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anticlimax
Definition
conclusion; letdown
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abortive
Definition
futile, fruitless
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bootlegger
Definition
a person who makes, sells, or transports something illegally
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sporadic
Definition
infrequent, occasional, scattered
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evasion
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avoidance, revenge
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retribution
Definition
repayment, revenge
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somnabulatory
Definition
in a state like a sleepwalker's
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juxtaposition
Definition
comparison; side by side
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denizen
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inhabitant
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innuendo
Definition
sly remark, indirect suggestion
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prodigality
Definition
abundance, plenty
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