Great Gatsby Vocab Final Flashcards by Emma Nguyen | Brainscape

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privy

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(n) sharing in the knowledge of something secret or private

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epigram

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(n) a clever remark

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extemporize

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(vb) to improvise

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feign

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(vb) to fake or simulate

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levity

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(n) humor or frivolity

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reproach

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(vb) to express disapproval

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languid

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(adj) slow and relaxed

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pungent

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(adj) having a strong smell or taste

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deft

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(adj) skillful

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complacency

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(n) smugness, self-satisfaction

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corroborate

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(vb) to confirm or verify

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intimate

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(adj) familiar; private or personal

(vb) to hint at

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supercilious

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(adj) arrogant, contempt, disdainful

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wistful

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(adj) nostalgic, yearning, longing

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effeminate

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(adj) feminine, unmanly

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regal

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(adj) befitting royalty

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gaudy

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(adj) extravagantly bright or showy

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vehement

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(adj) passionate or intense

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saunter

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(vb) to make an abrupt movement

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indignant

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(adj) resentful

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affectation

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(n) behavior that is artificial

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retribution

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(n) punishment inflicted as vengeance

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incredulity

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(n) state of being unwilling

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benediction

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(n) bestowing of a blessing

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denizen

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(n) inhabitant or resident

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prodigal

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(adj) wasteful, extravagant

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ascertain

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(vb) to make sure of

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engrossed

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(adj) having ones attention completely

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proprietor

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(n) owner of a business or property

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somnambulatory

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(adj) sleepwalking related

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receptacle

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(n) a holder or container

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vestige

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(n) a trace of something; a remnant

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silhouette

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(n) a dark outline against a lighter background

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fluctuate

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(vb) to vary, change

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laudable

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(adj) deserving praise, worthy

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insidious

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(adj) treacherous, cunning

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contemptuous

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(adj) scornful, disrespectful

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profusion

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(n) an abundance

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perturbed

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(adj) anxious or upset

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oblivion

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(n) unconsciousness

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lethargic

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(adj) sluggish, inactive

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dilatory

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(adj) slow, unhurried

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desolate

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(adj) deserted, bleak, bare

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wisp

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(n) a strand, tendril

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elusive

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(adj) difficult to find or catch

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ineffable

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(adj) indescribable

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harrowing

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(adj) acutely distressing

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affront

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(n) an action that causes offense; (vb) to insult

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morbid

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(adj) abnormal interest in disturbing subjects

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indiscreet

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(adj) showing too great a readiness to reveal secrets

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boisterous

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(adj) noisy, energetic

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disquietly

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(adv) in a worried, anxious manner

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inviolate

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(adj) free from injury

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precipitately

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(adv) hastily

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intermittent

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(adj) irregular

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libertine

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(n) playboy; (adj) immoral in sexual affairs

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rancor

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(n) bitterness or resentfulness

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wan

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(adj) pale in complexion

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vicarious

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(adj) acting or done for another

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incessant

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(adj) ceaseless, continual

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amorphous

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(adj) without a clearly defined shape; (adj) ill-organized

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superfluous

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(adj) unnecessary, in excess

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elocution

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(n) the skill of clear and expressive speech

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provincial

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(adj) concerning a province of a country

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pander

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(vb) to indulge an immoral desire

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transitory

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(adj) temporary

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lurch

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(vb) to make an abrupt movement