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The Great Gatsby
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| feign | pretending to be affected by something; faking it |
| supercilious | acting as if you're superior to everyone else; arrogant |
| conscientious | wanting to do what's right; being cautious of what you're doing |
| reciprocal | doing something in return; corresponding |
| complacent | self-satisfied by your decisions; smug |
| infinite | limitless |
| intimation | making something known; hinting |
| anon | soon;shortly |
| contiguous | next to each other; touching |
| facet | aspect of something; feature |
| cower | crouch down in fear; hide |
| interpose | insert between one thing and another; intervene |
| apathetic | showing/feeling no interest/ concern; uninterested |
| languid | weak or faint from illness; unenergetic |
| imply | strongly suggest; hint |
| strident | loud and harsh; rough |
| deft | quick in movement; skillful |
| clad | dressed; clothed |
| permeate | Spread throughout something (penetrate) |
| innuendo | An allusive remark (hint) |
| erroneous | Wrong (incorrect) |
| vehement | Showing strong feelings (passionate) |
| cordial | Warm and friendly (welcoming) |
| impetuous | Acting without thought (impulsive) |
| vacuous | Lack of intelligence (vacant) |
| corpulent | Fat (obese) |
| provincial | A province of a country/region (territorial) |
| din | A loud noise (racket) |
| knickerbocker | The original Dutch settlers in New York (knickers) |
| fluctuate | Vary (waver) |
| sporadic | Occasional (infrequent) |
| divine retribution | Supernatural punishment of a person/group of people (locus) |
| rajah | An Indian king/prince (king) |
| elicit | Draw fourth (response) |
| valor | Bravery (courage) |
| somnambulatory | Phenomenon of sleep walking (sleep walk) |
| deinizen | Occupant of a particular place (resident) |
| jaunty | Cheerful (happy) |
| rout | Disorderly retreat of defected troops (retreat) |
| suppress | Put an end to (defeat) |
| innumerable | Too many to be counted (countless) |
| ecstatic | Overwhelming happiness (elated) |
| reproach | Express disapproval (rebuke) |
| serf | Laborer bound under feudal system to work (slave) |
| obstinate | Refusing to change ones opinion (stubborn) |
| exult | Feel triumphant (rejoice) |
| hulking | Large, heavy (big) |
| nebulous | Vague, ill-defined (unclear) |
| laudable | Deserving of praise (commendable) |
| insidious | Proceeding in a gradual way but with harmful affects (stealthy) |
| repose | A state of rest (relaxation) |
| debauch | Destroy moral purity of (corrupt) |
| antecedent | Proceeding in time (prior) |
| ingratiate | Bring oneself into favor by flattery (fawn over) |
| perturb | Make someone anxious (worry) |
| dilatory | Slow to act (unhurried) |
| desolate | Deserted of people (barren) |
| elusive | Difficult to find (evasive) |
| lapse | Passage of time (interval) |
| insistent | Not allowing refusal (determined) |
| tentative | Not certain (provisional) |
| abrupt | Sudden (unexpected) |
| tumult | Confusion or disorder (disorder) |
| portentous | Done in solemn manner to impress (bombastic) |
| irreverent | Showing lack of respect (disrespectful) |
| vicarious | Experienced in imagination through actions of another (indirect) |
| rancor | Bitterness or resentful (spite) |
| formidable | Inspiring fear/respect (intimidating) |
| humidor | Container for keeping cigars/tobacco (container) |
| indiscernible | Unable to see clearly (imperceptible) |
| settee | Seat for more than one person (sofa) |
| in cahoots | Conspiring together (alliance) |
| divot | Turf cut out by golf club (hole) |
| garrulous | Excessively talkative (chatty) |
| incoherent | Expressed in an unclear way (confused) |
| conceivable | Grasped mentally (imaginable) |
| forlorn | Pitifully sad (miserable) |
| laden | Heavy loaded (weighed down) |
| pasquinade | Satire manner(burlesque) |
| derange | Cause to become insane (mad) |
| surmise | Suppose something is true without evidence (guess) |
| superfluous | Unnecessary (redundant) |
| elocution | Skill of clear expressive speech (pronunciation) |
| unutterable | Too awful to describe (indescribable) |
| subtle | Delicately complex (low-key) |
| orgastic | Exciting/stimulating (orgasm) |
| borne | Carried or transported by thing specified (carried) |
| ceaselessly | Without end (unstoppable) |
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