Vocabulary list The Great Gatsby Flashcards
(266 cards)
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privy to
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let someone know
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unsought
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unwanted
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levity
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lack of seriousness when dealing with an important matter
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marred
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ruined, spoiled
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parcelled
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seperated and delivered
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marshes
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marais
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scorn
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feeling smt is worthless
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heightened
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more intense
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intricate
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complex
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impressionability
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easily impressed
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flabby
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droppy
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abortive
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failing
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shortwinded
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out-of-breath
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elations
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happiness
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wholesale
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selling in big quantities
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hardware
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equipment, tools
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hard-boiled
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unsentimental
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Middle West
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thirteen colonies along the coast
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confered
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grant, give
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epigram
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pun
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well-rounded
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involed in a variety of diff activities & fat
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factual
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accurate
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supercilious
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arrogant
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effiminate
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unmanly
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swank
noun display your wealth
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fractiousness
easily annoyed
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contempt
feeling beneath consideration, worthless
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wistfulness
sad bc of past, hopeless
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imperatively
unavoidable
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hulking
large, heavy, clumsy
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bantering
teasing playfully
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inconsequence
no important impact
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infinitesimal
tiny
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acute
accent aigu
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extemperizing
improvising
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impassioned
dispassionate
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nightingale
rossignol
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shrill
piercing
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wicker
twig made stuff
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vigil
staying awake
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sedative
calming
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cynical
motivated by self interest
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uninflected
not changing tone
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anon
right away
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libel
false statement to damage reputation
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girlhood
period of time girl, not woman (basically childhood)
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stale
dry, hard, old
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peremptory
brusque, authorative
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shed
hut
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bellows
bag pushing air used to make fire medieval times
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intimation
subtle, indirect hint
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seaward
toward the sea
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chapter 2
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ridge
hilltop of mountain
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ghastly
horrible, terrifying
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leaden
dull
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bounded
leap, jump
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sountered
stroll, walk around
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supercilious
arrogant
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contiguous
neighboring
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anaemic
pale, colorless (anemia: not enough blood)
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stout
fat, robust
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smouldering
burning slowly, with smoke, no fire
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vicinity
proximity
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scrawny
skinny
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torpedoes
misile
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solemn
formal, serious, sincere
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upholstery
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earnestly
sincere, honest
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lather
foam
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shrill
piercing sound
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languid
unenergetic, frail
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assertions
statement
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shiftlessness
lazy, inefficient
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gypped
cheat
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kyke
slur for jews
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wreath
ring of flowers and leaves (xmas for exemple)
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wail
expressing grief or pain
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clad
dressed
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Chapter 3
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cataracts
part of the eye
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toiled
struggled
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innuendo
hint, suggestion
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caterers
ppl prepare food & drinks for gatherings
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oboes
wind instrument
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viols
string instrument, violin
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cornets
large trumpet used in bands
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piccolos
small flute with higher sound
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gaudy
flashy
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shawls
scarf
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weave
lace
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robin
bird (rouge-gorge)
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eddies
circular movement of warer
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dotted
marked with dots
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vicinity
proximity
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yield
provide, produce
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spectroscopic
science studying light spectra
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lull
pause OR lullaby
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florid
red OR elaborated, fancy
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corpulent
fat
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echolalia
repetition of same word of another person, symptom of mental illness
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eluded
evade, escape
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convivial
friendly
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jauntiness
seeming happy and confident
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vinuous
related to wine OR color red
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quartet
group of 4 singing
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asunder
divided
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dissension
dispute, disagreement
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wayward
stubborn
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malevolence
malice, hostility
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tantalizing
tormenting, attract (With smt they cant have)
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shorn
shear: break off
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coupé
car with 2 doors
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jut
extend, protude
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din
implant OR noise
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caterwauling
cry like a cat
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wafer
seal OR snack
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mellow
calm, mature, warm
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loitered
linger, stroll
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caddy
small storage container with divisions
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shrewd
sharp, acute (sharp power of jugment)
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subterfuges
trickery
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fender
area around the wheel of a vehicule
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cardinal
fundamental
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virtues
high morals standards
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chapter 4
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tribute
praise, homage
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resourcefulness
ability to find solutions to problems fast
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sporadic
irregular
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restlessness
unease, unability to relax
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windshield
glass that protects the car in front
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threadbaned
old, thin
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sawdust
wood dust
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gnawings
persistently worrying
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cobbled
paved with little round rocks
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gilt
covered thinly with gold leaf or gold paint
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hearse
vehicle for conveying the coffin at a funeral
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heaped
pile up OR shower comments
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bloom
flower OR delicate powdery surface
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modish
modern (but in a bad way)
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blinds
cover windows (star)
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molars
molaire, teeth
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denizen
resident (immigrants sometimes)
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burglar
robber
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kerb
stone on a path OR restraint on smt
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moth
insects (papillon de nuit or mites)
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disembodied
exsiting seperated or without a body
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shrubbery
regroupement darbustes (shrubs)
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rout
retreat
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rendered
melted away impurities, covered with plaster
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gaudily
bright color
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receptacles
container OR charge thing w holes
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mantelpiece
fireplace
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strained
tired, exhausted
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counterfeit
fake
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steeple
church tall tower
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brewer
person or compagny who makes beer
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craze
trend
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thatched
cover with straw
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recurrent
repetitive
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swathed
wrap
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dishevelled
messy
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disarray
disorder
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heap
pile, stack
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scrolls
roll of parchment
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pompadeur
woman hairstyle curvy (big cowlick)
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shell-rimmed
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decking
material of a deck
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chapter 6
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laudable
praise worthy
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notoriety
bad reputation
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shiftless
lazy, lack of ambition
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meretricious
flashy, pretentious
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conceits
vanity OR imagery
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ineffable
inexplicable
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outlet
exit/vent OR shop
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savoury
salty/spicy OR wholesome
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ramifications
consequences (unwelcomed)
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turgid
swollen OR pompous
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oars
used to row a boat (palm)
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contingencies
circumstances
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debauchee
person who let himself controlled by excessive pleasures
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substantiality
importance
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ingratiate
change someone perspective of themself by using flattery
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impassioned
emotional
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oppressiveness
taking away freedom people should have
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pervading
fill
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hitherto
previously, so far
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oblivion
unconsciousness
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genially
friendly & cheerful
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hollowly
not true or sincere
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appalled
greatly horrified
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begotten
create (child)
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chafed
rub
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obtrusive
noticeable in an unwelcoming way
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bootlegger
person who sell goods illegally
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menagerie
collection of wild animal kept in captivity for exhibition
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contralto
lowest female singing voice
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dilatory
slow, delaying
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romp
play energetically
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tuning-fork
object used for tuning musical instrument or accentuating pitch
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wisp
strand, thread
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chap 7
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pigsty
place with keeps pig
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harrowing
distressing
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bona-fide
genuine, real
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stagnant
dull, slugish
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dog-days
period of inactivity
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oppressive
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contingency
circumstance, eventuality
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locality
position or neighbourhood/district
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disquieting
giving anxiety and worry
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ashheap
a pile of ashes & waste
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beads
necklace bead
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intermittent
irregular, not steady or continuous
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crabbing
moving sideways like a crab
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armistice
truce, ceasefire
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prig
prude (moralistic person who acts superior)
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vicariously
experienced in the imagination through the actions of another person
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rancour
bitterness or resentfulness
221
magnanimous
generous, charitable, forgiving
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presumptuous
arrogant, overconfident
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perspiration
sweating
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threshold
doorstep
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laden
loaded, weighted
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truculent
defiant, aggressive
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scrutiny
inspection
228
vigil
keep watch when other ppl are asleep
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chap 8
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fog-horn
horn on a boat, ship, etc., that makes a loud, deep sound and is used in foggy weather to warn nearby ships — often used figuratively to describe someone with a very loud voice
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wanly
in a way that shows no energy or enthusiasm
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extravaganza
elaborate and spectacular entertainment
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redolent
evocative, suggestive
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ravenously
very eager or greedy for food, satisfaction, or gratification
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unscrupulously
in a way that does not show moral principles or is not honest or fair
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phantom
delusion/illusion OR ghost
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pretences
act OR claim (false, ambitious one)
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strata
layer OR level (rank social status)
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grail
a thing that is eagerly pursued or sought after
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cahoot
colluding or conspiring together secretly
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garrulous
excessively talkative, especially on trivial matters
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fender
area around the wheel well of a vehicle
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laden
loaded, burdened
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chap 9
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adventitious
happening or carried on according to chance rather than design or inherent nature
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circumstantial
pointing indirectly toward someone's guilt but not conclusively proving it
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inquest
a judicial inquiry to ascertain the facts relating to an incident, such as a death
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racy
showing vigor
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pasquinade
a satire or lampoon, originally one displayed or delivered publicly in a public place.
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coroner
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sumrise
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squawk
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vister
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coverlet
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sickantired
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wreaths
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complacent
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sullen
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lustreless
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foreground
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squeamishness
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pandered
gratify, indulge
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commensurate
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borne
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orgastric
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