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Gatsby vocabular
english vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| genial | pleasantly warm, cheerful |
| haughty | condescendingly proud |
| levity | lightness of manner or speech |
| magnanimous | generous and noble |
| meretricious | superficially attractive, insincere |
| effeminate | having feminine qualities untypical of a man |
| credulity | tendency to believe readily |
| contemptuous | scornful |
| extemporize | to improvise |
| garrulous | pointlessly or annoyingly talkative |
| interminable | having or seeming to have no end |
| pap | an idea lacking substance or real value |
| peremptory | urgent or commanding |
| portentous | eliciting amazement or wonder |
| vicariously | indirectly, through a substitute |
| prodigal | wastefully extravagant |
| punctilious | precise, scrupulous |
| reproach | an expression of rebuke or disapproval |
| redolent | exuding fragrance |
| scrutinize | to examine closely and minutely |
| subterfuge | a deceptive device or stratagem |
| supercilious | displaying arogant pride or scorn |
| tactless | bluntly inconsiderate or indiscreet |
| vestige | a hint or trace |
| obtrusive | forward in manner or conduct |