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Gatsby Vocab 1-3
Term | Definition |
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Feign (v) | pretend to be affected by |
Levity (n) | humor or frivolity, especially the treatment of a serious matter with humor or in a manner lacking due respect |
scorn | the feeling or belief that someone or something is worthless or despicable; contempt |
supercilious | behaving or looking as though one thinks one is superior to others |
transcend | be or go beyond the range or limits of (something abstract, typically a conceptual field or division) |
oculist | an ophthalmologist or optometrist |
contiguous | spread from one person or organism to another by direct or indirect contact OR (of an emotion, feeling, or attitude) likely to spread to and affect others |
haughty | arrogantly superior and disdainful |
hauteur | haughtiness of manner; disdainful pride |
saunter | walk in a slow, relaxed manner, without hurry or effort |