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The Great Gatsby 1-3
Chapter one to three vocab
Word | Definition |
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Reproach | Criticism |
Supercilious | Arrogant |
Effeminate | womanly |
fractiousness | irritability |
deft | skillful |
languidly | Sluggishly |
infinitesimal | Very small |
Contiguous | Sharing a boundary |
Sumptuous | Magnificent in appearance |
Rakish | Stylish |
Hauteur | An arrogant manner |
Prodigality | Recklessly extravagant |
erroneous | incorrect |
credulity | to believe too readily |
impetuously | acting on impulse |
vacuous | empty in terms of intelligence |
florid | overly complicated |
corpulent | obese |
Echolalia | Compulsive repetition of words |
jauntiness | casually fashionable |
affectations | fake behavior meant to impress others |
subterfuge | a plan designed to hide a true objective |
insolent | showing lack of respect |