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Gatsby Ch. 5-9 Vocab
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11th Grade
04/28/2013
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clamor
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loud outcry
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commensurate
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proportionate
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complacent
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self satisfied
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corrugated
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shaped into ndges
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defunct
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no longer existing or functioning
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exasperated
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annoy greatly
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expostulation
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protest
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happening by chance or accident
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fortuitously
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garrulous
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talkative
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ineffable
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to great to be described
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insidious
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preceding inconspiculously but harmfully
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interminable
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very long, boring
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intermittent
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alternately ceasing and beginning again
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irreverent
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deficient in veneration or respect
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meretricious
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alluring by show of flashy vulgar attractions
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nebulous
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indistinct, unclear, indefinite
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obscurity
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not easily understood
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obtrusive
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to impose oneself or opinions on others
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pasquinade
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a satire or lampoon
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pervading
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spread throughout
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Portentous
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omniously, significant, or indicative
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ravenously
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very hungry
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redolent
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smelling strongly
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reproach
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to express disapproval or dissapointment
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saunter
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leisurely or aimless stroll
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septic
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infected
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superfluous
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necessary
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transitory
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fleeting, brief
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tumult
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a loud, confused noise caused by a large mass of people, violent
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unscrupulously
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dishonest, immoral
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vestige
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small remaining bit, a trace of something that no longer exists
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