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The Great Gatsby Vocabulary
Gatsby Vocab
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English
11th Grade
01/13/2011

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Levity
Definition
lightness of manner or speech especially when inappropriate
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Supercilious
Definition
showing haughty disdain
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Complacency
Definition
a feeling of self-satisfaction
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Pastoral
Definition
of or relating to the country
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Proprietary
Definition
exclusively owned
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Homogeneity
Definition
the quality of being similar or comparable
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Impetuous
Definition
impulsive and passionate
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Vacuous
Definition
empty; devoid of substance
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Corpulent
Definition
excessively fat
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Caterwaul
Definition
to cry or screech like a cat in heat
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Subterfuge
Definition
an evasive plan or tactic
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Punctilious
Definition
precise; scrupulous
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Olfactory
Definition
of or relating to the sense of smell
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Vestige
Definition
a visible sign of something that once existed
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Nebulous
Definition
vague; indistinct
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Meretricious
Definition
attracting attention in a vulgar way
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Ineffable
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incapable of being expressed; indescribable
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Reverie
Definition
a daydream
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Turgid
Definition
excessively complex in style or language
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Euphemism
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the substitution of a mild or vague term for one considered harsh or blunt
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Dilatory
Definition
tending to delay
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Inviolate
Definition
not corrupted
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Magnanimous
Definition
noble in mind and heart; unselfish
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Portentous
Definition
of ominous significancance
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Truculent
Definition
disposed to fight
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Adventitious
Definition
not inherent but added; not an integral part
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Pasquinade
Definition
a satire or lampoon
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Commensurate
Definition
proportionate; corresponding in size or degree
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Infinitesimal
Definition
immeasurably small or minute
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Extemporize
Definition
to improvise
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