Great Gatsby Vocab Flashcards by Claire Terracina | Brainscape

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Fractiousness

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Disobedientness

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Pungent

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Very strong smell

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Infinitesimal

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Very tiny

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Extemporizing

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Making due without proper notice or preparation

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Contiguous

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Connected; touching

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Proprietary

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Acting as if you have ownership

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Hauteur

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Hautiness

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Innuendo

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Implication; suggestion

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Sumnambulatory

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Sleepwalking

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Pompadour

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Hairstyle with a front wave

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Ineffable

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Not able to express in words

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Septic

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Waste

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Menagerie

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Collection of animals

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Incalculable

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Too large to be counted

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Dilatory

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Tardy; late

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Bona-fide

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Genuine

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Abyss

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Bottomless pit

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Portentous

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Ominous

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Gibberish

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Nonsense talk

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Sagely

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Wisely

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Clamor

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Loud noise

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Scrutiny

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Looking closely