Great Gatsby Flashcards

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to imitate deceptively; to make believe; pretend

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feign

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having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy

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supercilious

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3
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indicating or showing unbelief

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incredulous

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4
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mutual; corresponding; matching; complementary;equivalent

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reciprocal

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5
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of an unnatural or sickly pallor’ pallid; lacking color

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wan

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6
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often without awareness of some potential danger or detect; self satisfied

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complacent

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7
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making known subtly and indirectly; hint

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intimation

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8
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connecting without a break; uninterrupted

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contiguous

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9
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in short time; soon

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anon

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10
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to step in-between parties at variance

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interpose

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lacking in spirt or intrest; listless; indifferent

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languid

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having a shrill, irritating quality or character

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strident

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an indirect comment about a person or thing, esp of disparaging or derogatory nature

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innuendo

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strongly emotional; intense or passionate

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vehement

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courteous and gracious; friendly; warm

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cordial

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characterized by sudden or rash action, emotion, etc; impulsive

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impetuous

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17
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lacking in ideas or intelligence

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vacuous

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large or bulky of body; portly; stout; fat

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corpulent

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having the manners, and viewpoints considered characteristic of unsophisticated inhabitants of a providence; rustic; narrow or illiberal

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provincial

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a loud, confused noise, a continued loud or tumultuous sound; noisy clamor

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din

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21
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any new yorker

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knickerbocker

22
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punishment from a higher being for bad deeds or transgressions

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divine retribution

23
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a king or prince in india; a minor chief or dignitary

24
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to draw out or forth; educe; evoke

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related to sleep walking
somnambulatory
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an inhabitant; a resident; one that frequents a particular place
denizen
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easy and sprightly in manner or bearing
jaunty
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an overwhelming defeat
rout
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very numerous; incapable of being counted; countless
innumerable
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heavy and clumsy; bulky
hulk
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hazy, vague, indistinct, or confused
nebulous
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intended to trap or trick
insidious
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an uninhibited spree or party
debauch
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a preceding circumstance, event, object , style phenomenon
antecedent
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to establish(oneself)in the favor or good graces of other by deliberate effort
ingratiate
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tending to delay or procrastinate; slow; tardy
dilatory
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a slip or error, often of a trivial sort; failure
lapse
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uproar; disorder; highly distressing or agitation or mind or feeling
tumult
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ominous , predictive of future upcoming events
portentous
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not respectful; critical of what is generally accepted or respected
irrelevant
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taking the place of another person or thing; acting or serving as a substitute
vicarious
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resentment or ill will; hatred; malice
rancor
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a container or storage room for cigars or other preparations of tobacco fitted with means for keeping the tobacco suitably moist
humidor
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in partnership; in league with
in cahoots
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a piece of turf gouged out with a club in making a stroke
divot
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excessively talkative in a rambling, roundabout manner, esp. about trivial manners
garrulous
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without logical or meaningful connection; disjointed rambling
incoherent
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a satire or lampoon esp. one posted in a public place
pasquinade
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being more than is sufficient or required; excessive; unessacary or needless
superfluous
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a persons manner of speaking or reading aloud in public
elocution