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The Great Gatsby 5-7
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11th Grade
10/20/2010
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rout
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disorderly crowd of persons
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harrowed
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pained distressed
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defunct
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no longer operating
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swathed
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enveloped as by a bandage
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corrugated
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shaped into curved ridges and hollows
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nebulous
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vague indistinct
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transpired
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came to light, leaked out
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platonic
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theoretical
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meretricious
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alluring by false show
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turbulent
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tempestuous
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ineffable
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beyond expression unutterable
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turgid
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pompous, excessively embellished in style of language
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oblivion
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state of being forgotten, unrecognized, or unknown
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septic
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rotting, foul-smelling
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obtrusive
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tending to push itself foward
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romantic
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characterized by picturesque strangeeness of variety, fabulous
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affront
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unsult
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portentous
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ominous
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gibberish
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foolish talk
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libertine
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one loose in morals
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