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Great Gatsby Vocab
Lesson 1
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11th Grade
11/08/2010

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feign
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to imitate deceptively; pretend
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supercilious
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arrogantly superior; condescending
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conscientious
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careful; painstaking; particular
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incredulous
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indicating or showing disbelief
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complacent
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self-satisfied and unconcerned
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contiguous
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connecting without a break; uninterrupted
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facet
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aspect; phase; side
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apathetic
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disinterested; indifferent or unresponsive
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strident
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having a shrill, irritating quality or character
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deft
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skillful; clever
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permeate
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pass into or through every part of; saturate
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erroneous
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containing error; mistaken; incorrect; wrong
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vehement
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strongly emotional; intense or passionate
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cordial
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courteous and gracious; friendly
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impetuous
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sudden or rash; impulsive
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vacuous
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lacking in ideas or intelligence
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corpulent
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large or bulky of body; portly; stout; fat
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fluctuate
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to change continually; shift back and forth
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elicit
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to draw or bring out
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denizen
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an inhabitant or resident
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