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Gatsby 1-50

Vocab Test 2: Fitzgerald "The Great Gatsby" 1-50

QuestionAnswer
privy private
feigned pretended; sham; counterfeit
solemn grave or sober
epigram any witty saying
perpetual everlasting
reproach to find fault with
supercilious haughtily disdainful or contemptuous
effeminate having female characteristics
divan a sofa or couch without arms or back, also used as a bed
desolate barren or desolate
deft dexterous; nimble; skillful
accentuated to give emphasis to
bantering playful, good-humored conversation
fervent showing great intensity of feeling
infinitesimal minute
sedative tending to calm or soothe
cynical distrusting or disparaging the motives of others
contemptuous scornful
rotogravure a photomechanical process by which pictures, typeset matter, etc. are printed from an intaglio copper cylinder
peremptorily imperative; leaving no opportunity for refusal
oculist ophthalmologist or optometrist
contiguous touching; in contact
anaemic suffering from anemia; lacking effort
rapture ecstatic joy or delight
haughtily disdainfully proudly
countenance appearance
rakish like a rake; dashing
incessant unending
ectoplasm the outer portion of the cytoplasm of a cell
languid lacking in vigor or vitality
discreet judicious in conduct; showing prudence
fortnight two weeks
prodigality wasteful extravagance in spending
vehemently zealously; impassionedly
contemptuous showing or expressing disdain; scornful
staid fixed, settled, or permanent
ascertain to find out definitely; to learn with certainty
vacuous without contents; empty
florid reddish; rosy
corpulent fat
jovial full of joy; merry
rivulets a small brook or stream; streamlet
vinous of, resembling, or containing wine
discordant disagreeing; incongruous
apparition a ghost or other odd phenomenon
caterwauling to utter long wailing cries
penitentiary a place for reformatory discipline
punctilious strict or exact in the observance of functions
girders a beam used as support in a bridge
luxuriated enjoying without concern; reveling
Created by: tim.reynolds11
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