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The Great Gatsby
Vocabulary: Chapters 1-2
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English
10th Grade
02/07/2012

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privy
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adj.

 

sharing in the knowledge of

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feigned
Definition

v.

 

to pretend (to be affected by)

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levity
Definition

n. 

 

humor or frivolity, especially the treatment of a serious matter with humor (and sometimes a lack of respect)

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riotous
Definition

adj.

 

wild or uncontrolled (also marked by or involving public disorder; hilariously funny; having a vivid, varied appearance)

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supercilious
Definition

adj.

 

haughty, disdainful, or arrogantly superior (also

advsuperciliously, nsuperciliousness)

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fractiousness
Definition

n. 

 

state of being easily irritated or bad-tempered (also difficult to control; unruly) (also adjfractious)

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desolate
Definition

adj.

 

feeling or showing misery or loneliness (also deserted; in a state of bleak and dismal emptiness) (also vto desolate; advdesolately)

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accentuated
Definition

v.

 

to make more noticeable or prominent

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languidly
Definition

adv.

 

in a slow, relaxed, lazy, or peaceful manner (also

adjlanguid)

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unobtrusively
Definition

adv.

 

in a manner that doesn't attract attention (also 

adjunobtrusive)

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complacency
Definition

n. 

 

a feeling of uncritical or even smug satisfaction with oneself or one's accomplishments (also 

ncomplacence; adjcomplacent;

advcomplacently)

Term
devoid
Definition

adj.

 

entirely lacking or free from

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vigil
Definition

n.

 

a period of staying awake when one would normally sleep, esp. to keep watch or pray (sometimes used metaphorically)

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tangible
Definition

adj.

 

touchable; real

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cynical
Definition

adj. 

 

distrustful of human sincerity or intergrity; contemptuous, mocking; doubting whether something is worthwhile or will really happen (also ncynic; advcynically)

Term
scorn
Definition

n.

 

contempt; a belief that someone or something is worthless or despicable

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peremptorily
Definition

adv.

 

in a manner that demands immediate attention or obedience, esp. in a brusquely imperious way (also adjperemptory)

Term
intimation
Definition

n.

 

a hint (also vto intimate)

Term
grotesque
Definition

adj.

 

comically or repulsively ugly or distorted; shockingly unfitting or inappropriate to the surroundings (also advgrotesquely)

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contiguous
Definition

adj.

 

sharing a common border; touching (also together in sequence)

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sumptuous
Definition

adj.

 

splendid and expensive-looking (also

advsumptuously)

Term
anaemic (anemic)
Definition

adj. 

 

suffering from anemia (deficiency of red blood cells or hemoglobin, resulting in weariness and a plae appearance); lacking color, spirit, or vitality

Term
stout
Definition

adj.

 

(of a person) somewhat fat orr heavily built (alsoof an object: strong and thick; of an act, quality, or person: brave and determined)

Term
deferred
Definition

v.

 

submit to another's wishes or qualities (also to postpone, as in defer a decision)

Term
discreetly
Definition

adj.

 

in a careful manner, esp. to avoid offending, to gain an advantage, or to avoid revealing a private information (also adjdiscreet, ndiscretion)

Term
proprietary
Definition

adj.

 

behaving as if one owns something (also relating to an owner or ownership)

Term
hauteur
Definition

n.

 

haughtiness of manner, disdainful pride

Term
affected 
Definition

adj.

 

artifical, pretentious, and designed to impress (also advaffectedly, naffectation)

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deft
Definition

adj.

 

neatly skillful and quick (in one's movements) (also demonstrating skill and cleverness) (also advdeftly; ndeftness)

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