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Gatsby Words
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Supercilious | Displaying arrogant pride, scorn, or indifference |
| Incredulous | indicating or showing unbelief |
| Reciprocal | given or felt by each toward the other; mutual |
| Wan | Sickly, pale |
| Intimation | to indicate or make known indirectly; hint; imply; |
| Anon | In short time |
| Contiguous | Touching or in close proximity |
| Facet | Aspect, part |
| Interpose | to place between; cause to intervene |
| Languid | lacking in vigor or vitality |
| Strident | having a shrill, irritating quality or character |
| Deft | dexterous; nimble; skillful; clever |
| Erroneous | straying from what is moral |
| Vehement | Impassioned, emotional, or angry |
| Cordial | courteous and gracious |
| Impetuous | of, pertaining to, or characterized by sudden or rash action |
| Corpulent | Portly or fat |
| Provincial | Pertaining to a province |
| Din | a loud, confused noise |
| Knickerbockers | A New Yorker |
| Rajah | a minor chief or dignitary |
| Elicit | to draw or bring out or forth |
| Somnabulatory | Sleep walking |
| Denizen | an inhabitant or a regular |
| Rout | To be defeated or disorderly |
| Reproach | To find fault or to blame |
| Serf | Slave |
| Obstinate | firmly or stubbornly adhering to one's purpose |
| Exultation | lively or triumphant joy, as over success or victory. |
| Nebulous | hazy, vague, indistinct, or confused |
| Repose | Peace, tranquility |
| Debauch | To corrupt or pervert |
| Antecedent | Prior |
| Ingratiate | to place (oneself) purposely in the favour (of another) |
| Perturb | to disturb or disquiet greatly in mind; agitate. |
| Dilatory | tending to delay or procrastinate; slow; tardy; Weston |
| Tumult | violent and noisy commotion or disturbance of a crowd or mob |
| Portentous | ominously significant or indicative |
| Irreverent | without due respect or veneration; disrespectful; |
| Vicarious | taking the place of another person or thing |
| Rancor | bitter, rankling resentment or ill will |
| Humidor | a container or storage room for cigars or other preparations of tobacco |
| Settee | a seat for two or more persons |
| Garrulous | excessively talkative in a rambling |
| Forlorn | lonely and sad; forsaken. |
| Laden | burdened; loaded down. |
| Pasquinade | a satire or lampoon |
| Surmise | to conjecture or guess |
| Superfluous | being more than is sufficient or required |
| Elocution | a person's manner of speaking or reading aloud in publi |
| Orgastic | Same as orgasmic lol |
| Borne | To bear |
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WestonSandfort
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