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Great Gastby 1-3 Vocab
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11th Grade
09/18/2012

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feigned
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imitated deptively, pretended
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levity
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lightness of mind, character, or behavior; lack of appropriate seriousness
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supercilious
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having or showing arrogant superiority to those one views as unworthy
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incredulous
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indicating or showing unbelief; skeptical
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languidly
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slowly; listlessly
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reciprocal
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mutual; corresponding; equivalent
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unobtrusively
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not imposing oneself on others; unassertive; inconspicuous
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wan
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of unnatural or sickly pallor; lacking color
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complacent
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self‐satisfied; without awareness of some potential danger or defect
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peremptory
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leaving no opportunity for refusal; imperative
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leaving
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no opportunity for refusal; imperative
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intimation
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made known subtly and indirectly; hint
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transcendent
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beyond comprehension
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contiguous
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connecting without a break; uninterrupted; adjacent
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apathetically
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not interested or concerned; indifferent or unresponsive
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proprietary
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owned or managed
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hauteur
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arrogance
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deft
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nimble; skillful; clever
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clad
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dressed; covered
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interpose
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to step in between two parties at variance; mediate
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facet
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aspect; phase; side
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strident
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having a shrill, irritating qualtiy or character
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permeate
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to pass into or through every part of; to be diffused through; pervade; saturate
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innuendo
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an indirect comment about a person or thing, esp. of a derogatory nature
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erroneous
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containing error; mistaken; incorrect; wrong
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vehement
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strongly emotional; intense or passionate
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impetuous
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characterized by sudden or rash action, emotion, etc.; impulsive
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vacuous
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lacking in ideas or intelligence
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corpulent
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large or bulky of body; portly; stout; fat
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provincial
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rustic; narrow or illiberal
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prodigality
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lavish expenditure
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homogeneity
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uniformed structure
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staid
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sedate, sober
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florid
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ruddy
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deplorably
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wretchedly
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