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The Great Gatsby Vocab.
Vocab from The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
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English
11th Grade
02/03/2010

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brevity
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shortness, briefness, conciseness of expression
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criterion
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a standard used for making judgments
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delineate
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to portray accurately; outline, describe
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ephemeral
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short-lived, fleeting, transient
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copious
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superabundant; in plentiful supply
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evanescent
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fading or vanishing quickly, like vapor; transient
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redundant
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extra and unnecessary; superflous; unneeded
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meager
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lacking in quality or quantity; scanty, skimpy, spare, sparse
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dearth
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scarcity or lack; paucity
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paucity
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lack or scarcity of number or amount
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prodigious
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inspiring awe; enormous in size or capacity
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scanty
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brief or short; lacking desired amount or size; meager
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