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Great Gatsby
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English
11th Grade
01/16/2006

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feign
Definition
to imitate deceptively, to make belive, pretend
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supercilious
Definition
having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views an unworthy
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conscientious
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meticulous, careful, painstaking, particular
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reciprocal
Definition
mutual, corresponding, matching
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wan
Definition
of an unnatural sickly pallor, pallid, lacking color
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complacent
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often without awareness of some potential danger or defect, self-satisfied
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intimation
Definition
make known subtly and indirectly
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infinite
Definition
indefinitely or exceedingly large
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anon
Definition
in short time, soon
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contiguous
Definition
connecting without a break, uninterrupted
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facet
Definition
aspect, phase, side
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cower
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to crouch, as in fear or shame
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interpose
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to step in between parties at a variance, mediate
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apathetic
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not interested or concerned, indifferent or unresponsive
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languid
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lacking in spirit or interst, listless
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imply
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to indicate or suggest without being explicitly stated
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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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nimble, skillful, clever
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clad
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dressed, covered
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permeate
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to pass into or through every part of
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innuendo
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an indirect comment about a person or thing, esp. of a deragatory nature
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erroneous
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containig 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 gracous, friendly, warm
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impetuous
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characterized by sudden or rash action, emotion
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vacuous
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lacking in ideas or intelligence
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corpulent
Definition
large or bulky of body, fat, stout
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provincial
Definition
having the manners and veiwpoints considered characteristic of unsophisticated inhabitants of a province
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din
Definition
a loud, confused voice, noisly clamor
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knickerbocker
Definition
any New Yorker
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fluctuate
Definition
to change continually, shift back and forth
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sporadic
Definition
appearing or happening at irregular intervals of time, occassional
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diving retribution
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punished from a higher being for bad deeds or transgressions
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rajah
Definition
a king or prince in India
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elicit
Definition
to draw out or bring forth,educe, evoke
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valor
Definition
heroic courage, bravery
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somnambulatory
Definition
related to sleep walking
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denizen
Definition
an inhabitant, a resident, one that frequents a particular place
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jaunty
Definition
easy and sprightly in manner or bearing
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rout
Definition
an overwhelming defeat
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suppress
Definition
to do away with, abolish, stop
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innumberable
Definition
very numerous, incapable of being counted, countless
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ecstatice
Definition
aubject to or in a state of ecstasty, rapturuous
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reproach
Definition
to find faultwith, blame
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serf
Definition
a slave
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obstinate
Definition
inflexible, stubborn, not yielding
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exhult
Definition
to show or feel a lively or triumphent joy
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hulking
Definition
heavy and clumsy, bulky
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nebulous
Definition
hazy, vague, indistinct or confused
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laudable
Definition
deserving praise, praiseworthy
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insiduous
Definition
intended to entrap or trick
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repose
Definition
peace, tranquility, calm
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debauch
Definition
an unihibited spree or party
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antecedent
Definition
a preceding circumstance, even, object, style, phenonmenon
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ingratiate
Definition
to establish in the favor or good graces of others by deliberate effort
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perturb
Definition
to throw off into great disorder, degrange, bother, annoy
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dilatory
Definition
tending to delay or procrastinate, slow, tardy
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desolate
Definition
barren or laid waste, devestated, deprived or destitue of inhabitants
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elusive
Definition
hard to express or define, cleverly or skillfully evasive
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lapse
Definition
a slip or error, often of a trival sort, failure
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insistent
Definition
earnest or emphatic in dwelling upon, presistent
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tentative
Definition
unsure, uncertain, not definite or positive, hesitant
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abrupt
Definition
sudden or unexpected
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tumult
Definition
uproar, disorder, highly distressing agitation of mind or feeling
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portentous
Definition
ominous, predictive of future bad events
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irrelevent
Definition
not respectful, critical of what is generally accepted or respected
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vicarious
Definition
taking the place of another person or thing, acting or serving as a substitute
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rancor
Definition
resentment or ill will, hatred, malice
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formidable
Definition
of great strength, forceful, powerful
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humidor
Definition
a contianer or storage room for cigars or other tobacco
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indiscernable
Definition
cannot be seen or percieved clearly
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settee
Definition
a seat for two or more persons, having a back and usually arms
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in cahoots
Definition
un partnership, on league with, in conspiracy
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divot
Definition
a piece of turf gouged out with a club in making a stroke
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garrulous
Definition
excessivly talkative in a rambling, roundabout manner
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incoherent
Definition
without logical or meaningful connection
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concieveable
Definition
imaginable, believeable
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forlorn
Definition
desolate or dreary, unhappy or miserable
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laden
Definition
burdened, loaded down
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pasquinade
Definition
a satire or lampoon, esp one posted in a public place
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derange
Definition
to disturb the condition, action, or function of, to make insane
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surmise
Definition
to think or infer without certain or strong evidence
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superfluous
Definition
being more than is sufficent or required, escessive
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elocution
Definition
a person's manner of speaking or reading aloud in public
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unutterable
Definition
unspeakable, beyond expression
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subtle
Definition
difficult to percieve or understand
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orgastic
Definition
at the height of emotional excitement
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borne
Definition
carried
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ceaselessly
Definition
without stopping or pausing, unendingly, incessantly
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