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English Vocab List 9
vocab from Great Gatsby
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11th Grade
12/01/2010
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abortive
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adj- unsuccessful
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supercilious
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adj- coolly and patronizingly haughty
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fractious
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adj- irritable
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peremptory
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adj- expressive of urgency
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tortuous
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adj- marked by repeated bends or twists
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banns
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n- proclamation of marriage
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hauteur
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n- arrogance
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fortnight
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n- two weeks time
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cordial
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n- a stimulant
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prodigal
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n- marked by extravagant waste
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vacuous
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adj- empty
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wan
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adj- sickly
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echolalia
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n- repetition of words just spoken by others
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obstetrical
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adj- relating to birth
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vinous
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adj- affected by wine
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punctilious
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adj- careful
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somnambulatory
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adj- sleepwalking
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denizen
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n- inhabitant
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postern
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n- private entrance
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insidious
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adj- crafty
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