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The Great Gatsby

Ginther- Final

WordDefinition
Apathetic Feeling or showing little or no emotion
Ascertained To discover with certainty
Asunder Into separate parts or pieces
Caterwauling To cry or screech like a cat in heat
Contingency A possibility that must be prepared for
Convival A quest at a banquet
Cordial (adl.)Warm and sincere; (n.)Liqueur
Corrugated To shape into folds or parallel and alternating ridges and grooves
Ecstatic joyful or enraptured
Elude To evade or escape from
Feign To imitate so as to deceive
Fractiousness Inclined to make trouble; unruly
Ferocious Extremely Savage
Florid Very Ornate; Flowery
Hauteur Haughtiness in bearing and attitude; arrogance
Incessant Continuing without interruption
Indiscreet Lacking discretion; injudicious
Ineffable Incapable of being expressed
Infinite Having no boundaries or limits
Innuendo An indirect or subtle, usually derogatory implication in expression;
Insidious Intended to entrap; treacherous
Inviolate Not violated or profaned; intact
Laudable Deserving commendation; praiseworthy
Levity Lightness of manner or speech, especially when inappropriate
Libertine One who acts without moral restraint
Morbid Gruesome; grisly
Nebulous Lacking definite form or limits; vague
Oblivious Lacking conscious awareness; unmindful
Pastoral Charmingly simple and serene
Presumptuous Going beyond what is right or proper; excessively forward
Prig A person who demonstrates an exaggerated conformity or propriety, especially in an irritatingly arrogant or smug manner
Proprietary Exclusively owned; private
Reciprocal Performed, experienced, or felt by both sides
Retribution Something given or demanded in repayment, especially punishment
Strident Loud, harsh, grating, or shrill
Supercilious Feeling or showing haughty disdain
Transcendent Surpassing others; preeminent or supreme
Tumultuous Confusedly or violently agitated
Vacuous Lacking intelligence; stupid
Vicariously Felt or undergone as if one were taking part in the experience or feelings of another
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