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Gatsby Words
Vocabulary for Lavin
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05/19/2005

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Supercilious
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Having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy
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Fractiousness
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Inclined to make trouble; unruly; having a peevish nature; cranky
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Languid
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Lacking energy or vitality; weak; showing little or no spirit or animation
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Strident
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Conspicuously and offensively loud; given to vehement outcry
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Contiguous
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Sharing an edge or boundary; touching; neighboring; adjacent
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Punctilious
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Strictly attentive to minute details of form in action or conduct
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Juxtaposition
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The state of being placed or situated side by side
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Defunct
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Having ceased to exist or live
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Nebulous
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Lacking definite form or limits
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Euphemism
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An inoffensive expression that is substituted for one that is considered offensive
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Meretricious
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Attracting attention in a vulgar manner; plausible but false or insincere; specious
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Insidious
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Working or spreading harmfully in a subtle or stealthy manner
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Portentous
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Of momentous or ominous significance
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Truculent
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Disposed to fight; expressing bitter opposition; scathing
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Fortuitously
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Happening by accident or chance
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Redolent
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Having or emitting fragrance; suggestive; reminiscent
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Commensurate
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Of the same size, extent, or duration as another
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Provincial
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Of or characteristic of people from the provinces; not fashionable or sophisticated
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Deft
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Quick and skillful
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Vacuous
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Devoid of matter; empty; lacking intelligence; stupid
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Vestige
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A visible trace, evidence, or sign of something that once existed but exists or appears no more
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Staid
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Characterized by dignity and propriety
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Laudable
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Worthy of high praise
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Turgid
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Excessively ornate or complex in style or language
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