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The Great Gatsby
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11/22/2005

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bantering
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playful and friendly exchange of teasing remarks: there was much good-natured banter.
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intimation
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to make known indirectly; IMPLY; He gave a sudden intimation that he was content to be alone.
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apathetically
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feeling no interest,enthusiasm or concern.
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languid
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SLUGGISH; showing a lack of energy or force: his wife was shrill, languid, handsome, and horrible
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vehemently
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showing strong feeling;passionate
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credulity
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readiness to trust or believe w/out proof; gullibility
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ascertain
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find something out for certain.
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affectation
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attempting to impress. Her face concealed something--most affectations conceal something eventually.
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punctilious
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showing great attention to correct behavior/detail
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disconcerting
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unsettled, disturb the composure of
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juxtaposition
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place together for contrast effect
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defunct
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not functioning; defunct clock
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vestige
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HINT; trace
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dilatory
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slow to act.
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contingency
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future event or circumstance which is possible but cannot be predicted with certainty
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affront
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insulting act/remark esp one that is open and deliberate. :your rude remarks were an affront to me
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inviolate
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free or safe from injury or violation
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incessantly
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contining w/out pause or interruption
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ravenously
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very great hunger; greedy;famished
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corroborate
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confirm;give support to
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amorphous
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w/out a clearly defined shape or form
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deferred
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put off an action or event: i told him that all arrangements had been deffered to a later time
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transitory
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for a transitory enchanted moment, man must have held his breath..
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incoherent
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expressed in a incomprehensible or confusing way; unclear
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