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Great Gatsby Vocabulary
Five vocab words for each chapter.
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English
11th Grade
05/06/2010

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Incredulous
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Indicating or showing unbelief
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Reciprocal
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Mutual; corresponding; matching; complementary; equivalent
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Intimation
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To imitate deceptively; to make believe; pretend
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Omplacent
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Often without awareness of some potential danger or defect; self-satisfied
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Feign
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Make known subtly and indirectly; hint
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Contiguous
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Connecting without a break; uninterrupted
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Apathetic
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Lacking in spirit or interest; listless; indifferent
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Strident
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Having a shrill, irritating quality or character
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Facet
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Aspect; phase; side
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Cower
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To crouch, as in fear or shame
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Impetuous
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Characterized by sudden or rash action, emotion, etc; impulsive
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Vacuous
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Lacking in ideas or intelligence
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Innuendo
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An indirect comment about a person or thing, esp. of a disparaging or a derogatory nature
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Erroneous
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Containing error; mistaken; incorrect; wrong
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Cordial
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Courteous and gracious; friendly; warm
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Jaunty
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Easy and sprightly in manner or bearing
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Sporadic
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Appearing or happening at irregular intervals in time; occasional
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Valor
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Heroic courage; bravery
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Somnambulatory
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Related to sleep walking
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Elicit
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To draw or bring out or forth; educe; evoke
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Reproach
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To find fault with (a person, group, etc.); blame
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Suppress
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To do away with; abolish; stop
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Rout
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An overwhelming defeat
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Nebulous
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Hazy, vague, indistinct, or confused
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Obstinate
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Inflexible; stubborn; not yielding
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Dilatory
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Tending to delay or procrastinate; slow; tardy
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Repose
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Peace; tranquility; calm
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Laudable
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Deserving praise; praiseworthy; commendable
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Ingratiate
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To establish (oneself) in the favor or good graces of others by deliberate effort
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Insidious
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Intended to entrap or trick
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Portentous
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Ominous, predictive of future bad events
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Tumult
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Uproar; disorder; highly distressing agitation of mind or feeling
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Vicarious
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Taking the place of another person or thing; acting or serving as a substitute
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Rancor
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Resentment or ill will; hatred; malice
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Tentative
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Unsure; uncertain; not definite or positive; hesitant
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Garrulous
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Excessively talkative in a rambling, roundabout manner, esp. about trivial matters
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Laden
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Burdened; loaded down
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Incoherent
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Without logical or meaningful connection; disjointed
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In cahoots
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In partnership; in league with; in conspiracy
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Indiscernible
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Cannot be seen or perceived clearly; imperceptible
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Subtle
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Difficult to perceive or understand
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Superfluous
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Being more than is sufficient or required; excessive; unnecessary or needless
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Surmise
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To think or infer without certain or strong evidence; conjecture; guess
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Borne
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Carried
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Ceaselessly
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Without stop or pause; constant
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