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Gatsby1
chapters 1-3 vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| to imitate deceptively; to make believe; pretend | feign |
| of an unnatural or sickly pallor; pallid; lacking color | wan |
| often without awareness of some potential danger or defect; self-satisfied | complacent |
| make known subtly and indirectly; hint | intimation |
| in a short time; soon | anon |
| connecting without a break; uninterrupted | contiguous |
| not interested or concerned; indifferent or unresponsive | apathetic |
| lacking in spirit or interest; listless; indifferent | languid |
| having a shrill, irritating quality or character | strident |
| nimble; skillful; clever | deft |
| to pass into or through every part of; to penetrate through the pores; to be diffused through; pervade; saturate | permeate |
| an indirect comment about a person or thing, especially of a disparaging or a derogatory nature | innuendo |
| containing error; mistaken; incorrect; wrong | erroneous |
| strongly emotional; intense or passionate | vehement |
| courteous and gracious; friendly; warm | cordial |
| characterized by sudden or rash action, emotion, etc.; impulsive | impetuous |
| lacking in ideas or intelligence | vacuous |
| large or bulky of body; portly; stout; fat | corpulent |
| having the manners, and viewpoints considered characteristic of unsophisticated inhabitants of a province; rustic; narrow or illiberal | provincial |
| a loud, confused noise; a continued loud or tumultuous sound; noisy clamor | din |