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Gatsby 1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| compelled | drove, forced |
| complacent | self-satisfied, content to a fault |
| contemptuous | scornful, disdainful |
| corroborate | confirm, validate, substantiate |
| deft | skillful (esp. hands) |
| extemporize | improvise, ad-lib, perform without preparation |
| fervent | fiery, impassioned, intensely glowing |
| fractious | peevish, quarrelsome, irritable |
| intimation | hint |
| languid | sluggish, lackadaisical, languorous |
| levity | lightness, frivolousness, lack of seriousness |
| peremptory | bossy, commanding, autocratic |
| pungent | strong-smelling, strong and sharp |
| supercilious | haughty, disdainful, contemptous |
| incredulously | disbelievingly, unbelievingly, skeptically |
| acute | sharp, keen |
| paternal | fatherly |
| infinitesimal | incredibly small |
| wan | pale, sickly looking |
| proximity | nearness |
| uninflected | toneless, flat, unaccented |
| superficial | shallow, surface-level |
| unobtrusive | not standing out, modest, not in the way, quiet |