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Great Gatsby Ch. 1
These are the vocabulary words for chapter 1 of The Great Gatsby.
Term | Definition |
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Supercilious | behaving or looking as though one thinks one is superior to others |
Imperative | crucial, essential or urgent |
Extemporize | to speak without preparation; to improvise |
Sedative | tending to calm or soothe |
Incredulous | unwilling or unable to believe something |
Privy | sharing in the knowledge of (something secret or private) |
Levity | lightness of mind, character, or behavior; lack of appropriate seriousness or earnestness |
Elation | great happiness and euphoria |
Fractiousness | the tendency to be troublesome and quarrelsome |
Conscientious | (of a person) wishing to do what is right |
Imperceptible | impossible to perceive |
Contemptuous | feeling or expressing deep hatred or disapproval |
Devoid | not possessing (something); lacking |
Unobtrusive | not noticeable or conspicuous |