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Great Gastby 4-6 vocab
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11th Grade
09/21/2012

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fluctuate
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to change continually; shift back and forth
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sporadic
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appearing or happening at irregular intervals in time; occasional
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denizen
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an inhabitant; a resident; one that frequents a particular place
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jaunty
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easy and sprightly in manner or bearing
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punctilious
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traditional
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insignia
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emblem
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rout
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an overwhelming defeat
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defunct
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non-functioning; broken
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innumerable
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very numerous; incapable of being counted; countless
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nebulous
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hazy, vague, indistinct, or confused
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elongating
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extending or stretching
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harrowed
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worried
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insidious
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intended to entrap or trick
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contemptuous
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disdainful
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ineffable
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indescribable
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ramifications
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consequences
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contingencies
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unseen possibilities
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laudable
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praiseworthy; commendable
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debauch
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an uninhibited spree or party
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antecedent
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a preceding circumstance, event, object
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ingratiate
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to establish (oneself) in the favor or good graces of others by deliverate effort
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dilatory
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tending to delay or procrastinate; slow; tardy
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desolate
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barren or laid waste; devastated; uninhabited; solitary; lonely
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elusive
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hard to express or define; cleverly or skilfully evasive
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