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THe Great Gatsby
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11th Grade
11/14/2007
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peremptory
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to end debate
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prominent
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standing out
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privy
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secretive
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extemporize
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improvise
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teutonic
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celtic
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languidly

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sluggishly, slowly
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levity
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comic
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marred
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damage
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hauteur
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arrogance
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supercilious

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prideful scorn
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ostentatious
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excessive
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subterfuge
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sneak
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countenance
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facial expression
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sumptuous
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luxurious
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sauntered
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arrogant strut or walk
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swathed
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wrapped
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fuedal
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politcal system with no middle class
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elongate
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make longer
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nebulous
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cloudy, vague
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bewilderment
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confusion
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elusive
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sneak away
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somnambulatory
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sleep walking
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fluctuate

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irregular change
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retribution
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punishment
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juxtaposition
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side by side, next to
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labyrinth
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maze
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exultation
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joyful, celebration
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confounding
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confusing
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debauchee
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morally corrupt
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