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The Great Gatsby V7
Vocabulary
Term | Definition |
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lapse | a temporary failure of concentration, memory, or judgmentinsistent |
insistent | regular and repeated, and demanding attention |
tentative | not certain or fixed; provisional |
abrupt | sudden and unexpected |
tumult | a loud, confused noise, especially one caused by a large mass of people |
portentous | of or like a portent |
irreverent | showing a lack of respect for people or things that are generally taken seriously |
vicarious | experienced in the imagination through the feelings or actions of another person |
rancor | bitterness or resentfulness, especially when long-standing. "he spoke without rancor" |
formidable | inspiring fear or respect through being impressively large, powerful, intense, or capable |