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Great Gatsby Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Incessant | continuing without interruption |
| Ravenously | Extremely hungry; voracious |
| pervaded | to be present throughout; permeate |
| amorphous | lacking definite form; shapeless |
| holocaust | reat destruction resulting in the extensive loss of life |
| adventitious | not inherent but added extrinsically; accidental |
| superfluous | being beyond what is required or sufficient |
| deferred | to put off; postpone |
| jaunty | having a buoyant or self-confident air; brisk |
| distort | to twist out of a proper or natural relation of parts; misshape |
| transitory | existing or lasting only a short time; short-lived or temporary |
| incoherent | lacking cohesion, connection, or harmony; not coherent |
| sumptuous | a size or splendor suggesting great expense |
| facet | one of numerous aspects, as of a subject |
| vacuous | devoid of matter; empty |