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Great Gatsby Vocabulary
from chapters 5 and 6
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11th Grade
02/02/2012

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rout
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an on overwhelming defeat
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suppress
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to do away with; abolish; stop
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harrowed
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to be disturbed or distressed
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grave
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serious, solemn
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thatched
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to cover a roof with a material such as straw or leaves
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swathed
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wrapped or bound in a material
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postern
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a private entrance, back door, or any entrance other than the main one
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innumerable
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very numerous; incapable of being counted; countless
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ecstatic
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subject to or in a state of ecstasy; rapturous
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reproach
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to find fault with (a person, group, etc.); blame
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serf
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a person who is in servitude to another, usually a lord, and usually working the lands of the lord and giving them a share of the product
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obstinate
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inflexible; stubborn; not yielding
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exult
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to show or feel a lively or triumphant joy; rejoice; be highly elated or jubilant
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hulking
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heavy and clumsy; bulky
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nebulous
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hazy. vague, indistinct, or confused
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contemporary
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existing or occurring at the same time
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laudable
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deserving praise; praiseworthy; commendable
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insidious
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intended to entrap or trick
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meretricious
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deceptive, showy, or tawdry in display; vulgar
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conception
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a notion, idea, or concept
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savory
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pleasant or agreeable in taste or smell; pleasing
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repose
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peace; tranquility; calm
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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, style, phenomenon
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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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invariably
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without variation or change, always the case
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perturb
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to throw into great disorder; derange; bother; annoy
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conservative
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traditional; restrained; avoidant of change
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menagerie
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collection of wild and varied animals; group of unusual or dissimilar people
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elusive
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hard to express or define; cleverly or skillfully evasive
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