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Great Gatsby Vocab Flashcards

1
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Epigram

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Short witty statement (motto)

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2
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Supercilious

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Arrogant, scornful, condescending

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3
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Extemporizing

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To improvise

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4
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Feign

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To make believe/pretend

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5
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Apathetic

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Uninterested

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6
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Languid

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Lacking energy/lethargic

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7
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Convivial

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Jolly/merry/festive/sociable

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8
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Affectation

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Behavior that is assumed/artificial

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Subterfuge

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Something intended to misrepresent the true nature of an activity
The young boy was not sick, but it was all subterfuge in attempt to skip his test that day

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10
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Exultation

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Extreme joy

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11
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Nebulous

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Cloudy/unclear

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12
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Euphemism

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Sugar coat

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13
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Laudable

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Praiseworthy

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14
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Insidious

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Subtle/marked by hidden danger

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15
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Ingratiate

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To deliberately gain favor with someone/to flatter

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16
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Dilatory

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purposely trying to waste time

17
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Elusive

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Difficult to catch or grasp

18
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Tummult

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Uproar/ruckus

19
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Rancor

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Bitter, long-lasting resentment/feud

20
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Provincial

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Not fashionable/unsophisticated

21
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American Dream

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Green

22
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Working Class

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Blue

23
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Melancholy, loneliness, tranquility and fantasy

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Blue

24
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Violence, danger, rage

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Red

25
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Love and Passion

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red

26
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Envy

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green

27
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Innocence

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white

28
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nobleness and purity

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white

29
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Money, materialism and high social position

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gold/yellow

30
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Luxuriousness, greed, and cowardice

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Yellow/gold

31
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Mourning, nervousness and sorrow

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Black

32
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Injury and gloomy

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Black

33
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Decadence, bleakness, corruption

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grey

34
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Theme

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Hollowness of rich people

  • When talking about butlers nose
  • When Daisy talks about how she’s happy that people back at home miss her
35
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Motif

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Old money vs new money

36
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Symbol

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All of the colors

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