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The Great Gatsby Vocabulary 1-4
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English
10th Grade
05/05/2021

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fractiousness
Definition
readily angered; peevish; irritable; quarrelsome
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pungent
Definition
sharply affecting the organs of taste or smell, as if by a penetrating power; biting; acrid.
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retorted
Definition
to reply to
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sumptuous
Definition
entailing great expense, as from choice materials, fine work
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hurriedly
Definition
moving or working rapidly
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prodigality
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wasteful extravagance in spending
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chauffeur
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a person employed to drive a private automobile or limousine for the owner.
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tortuously
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full of twists, turns, or bends; twisting
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bootlegger
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a person who makes or sells liquor or other goods illegally
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somber
Definition
gloomily dark
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