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Great Gatsby 1-5

TermDefinition
Supercilious behaving or looking as though one thinks one is superior to others
Incredulously not able or willing to believe something
Imperatively expressing command in a forceful and confident way
Extemporizing doing something (often speaking) without preparation; improvising
Sedative tending to calm or soothe
Sensuously appealing to the senses, especially in a sexual way
Vitality the quality of being lively, energetic, and strong
Interposed interrupted a conversation with a comment
Contiguous touching or in contact
Disdain a felling of dislike or disapproval for someone or something that you think is unworthy of your respect
Convivial cheerful, friendly, and lively
Impetuously done quickly, without thought or care
Ascertain to learn or find out with certainity
Retracted pulled back something that was said
Subterfuge deception designed to conceal, evade, or escape something
Punctilious very careful about behaving properly and doing things correctly and accurately
Disconcerting disturbing to one's composure; unsettling or confusing
Evasion an indirect answer that avoids dealing with something
Somnambulatory done by going through the motions almost as if sleep walking
Disembodied lacking a body or a connection to reality
Conscientiously very carefully, with concern for doing what's right
Confounding surprising or confusing
Exultation a feeling of great happiness and excitement
Recurrent happening or appearing again and again
Feverish involving intense emotion or activity
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