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The Great Gatsby 1-3
Chapter one to three vocab
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| Reproach | Criticism |
| Supercilious | Arrogant |
| Effeminate | womanly |
| fractiousness | irritability |
| deft | skillful |
| languidly | Sluggishly |
| infinitesimal | Very small |
| Contiguous | Sharing a boundary |
| Sumptuous | Magnificent in appearance |
| Rakish | Stylish |
| Hauteur | An arrogant manner |
| Prodigality | Recklessly extravagant |
| erroneous | incorrect |
| credulity | to believe too readily |
| impetuously | acting on impulse |
| vacuous | empty in terms of intelligence |
| florid | overly complicated |
| corpulent | obese |
| Echolalia | Compulsive repetition of words |
| jauntiness | casually fashionable |
| affectations | fake behavior meant to impress others |
| subterfuge | a plan designed to hide a true objective |
| insolent | showing lack of respect |