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Ch.1 Great Gatsby
Vocabulary for chapter one of The Great Gatsby
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Feign | To imitate deceptively; to make believe; pretend |
| Supercilious | Having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy |
| Conscientious | Meticulous; careful; painstaking; particular |
| Incredulous | Indicating or showing unbelief |
| Reciprocal | Mutual; corresponding; matching; complementary; equivalent |
| Wan | Of an unnatural or sickly pallor; pallid; lacking color |
| Complacent | Often without awareness of some potential danger or defect; self-satisfied |
| Intimation | make known subtly and indirectly; hint |
| Infinite | indefinitely or exceedingly large |
| Anon | In a short period of time |