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Great Gatsby Ch. 1-4 Vocab
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11th Grade
04/20/2013
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feigned
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to pretend
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levity
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humorous attitude
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impressionability
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easily influenced
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elations
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caused to feel very pleased or proud
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supercillious
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haughty and superior
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afiminant
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feminine in appearence and manner
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conciencious
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dilligent and careful
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contemptuously
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showing contempt or disguise
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premptorily
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no opportunity for denial or refusal
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intimination
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make known especially by hinting
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occulust
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specialist in the eye
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sumptuous
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splendid; costly looking
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immoderately
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excessive
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poture
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proud, superior arrogance
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disdain
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treat with contempt, disguise, or scorn
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purdigality
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wasteful extravagance and spending
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gaudy
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exceissively showy in a tasteless way
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inuendo
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insenuation; deragotory nature
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vehemently
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showing strong feeling
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gayety
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state of being cheerful
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vacuous
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lacking in sense, being silly
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lull
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a period of quiet or inactivity
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florid
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ruddy (as in complexion)
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corpulent
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large, stout, fat
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inept
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absurd or inappropriate
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indignent
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strong displeasure at something unjust
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malevolence
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ill will, malice, hatred
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disconcerting
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disturb composure; fluster
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olfactory
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pertaining to the nose or sense of smell
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denizen
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an occupant of a particular place
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jauntily
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easy and spritely in manner or being
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