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Gatsby Vocab 2
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| antecedent | 1. preceding; prior 2. a preceding circumstance, event, object, style, phenomenon, etc. |
| corrugated | 1. to draw or bend into folds or alternate furrows and ridges 2. to wrinkle, as in the skin or face 3. wrinkled; furrowed |
| defunct | 1. no longer in effect or use; not operating or functioning 2. no longer in existence; dead; extinct |
| dilatory | 1. tending to delay or procrastinate; slow; tardy 2. intended to cause delay, gain time, or defer decision |
| euphemisms | the substitution of a mild, indirect, or vague expression for one thought to be offensive, harsh or blunt |
| ineffable | 1. incapable of being expressed or described in words; inexpressible 2. not to be spoken because of its sacredness; unutterable |
| insidious | 1. intended to entrap or beguile 2. stealthily treacherous or deceitful |
| jauntiness | easy and sprightly in manner or bearing |
| laudable | deserving praise; praiseworthy; commendable |
| magnanimous | generous in forgiving an insult or injury; free from petty resentfulness or vindictiveness |
| nebulous | 1. hazy, vague, indistinct, or confused 2. cloudy or cloudlike |
| punctilious | strict or exact in the observance of the formalities or amenities of conduct or actions |
| reveries | 1. a state of dreamy meditation or fanciful musing 2. a daydream 3. a fantastic, visionary, or impractical idea |
| somnambulate | to walk during sleep; sleepwalk |
| vicarious | preformed, exercised, received, or suffered in place of another |
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