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English Vocab 2

Great Gatsby Vocab

TermDefinition
Demise To convey (as an estate) by will or lease; obsolete; convey or give; to transmit by succession or inheritance; die; decease
Emissary a person who is sent on a mission to represent another person or organization; one designated as the agent of another; representative
Incorrigible incapable of being corrected or amended not reformable; depraved; delinquent; not manageable; unruly
Insurrection an act or instance of revolting against civil authority or an established government; a usually violent attempt to take control of a government
Intermittent starting, stopping, and starting again; not constant or steady
Ostensible seeming or said to be true or real but very possibly not true or real; intended for display; open to view; being such in appearance; plausible rather than demonstrably true or real
Ostentatious displaying wealth, knowledge, etc.; in a way that is meant to attract attention, admiration, or envy; marked by or fond of conspicuous or vainglorious and sometimes pretentious display
Portend to be a sign or warning that something usually bad or unpleasant is going to happen; to give an omen or anticipatory sign; indicate, signify
Rectify to correct (something that is wrong); to set right; remedy; to purify (as alcohol) especially by repeated or fractional distillation; to correct by removing errors; adjust
Regalia special clothes and decorations (such as a crown or scepter) for official ceremonies; royal rights or prerogatives; the emblems, symbols, or paraphernalia indicative of royalty; decorations or insignia indicative of an office or membership; special dress;
Remission a period of time during a serious illness when the patient's health improves; the act of reducing or canceling the amount of money that you owe; the reduction of a prison sentence; the act or process of remitting
Tenuous not certain, definite, or strong; flimsy, weak, or uncertain; shaky; very thin; not dense; rare; not thick; slender; having little substance or strength
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