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Great Gatsby: vocabulary

the numbers in parenthesis are the chapters in which you will find each word

AB
privy (1)Made a participant in knowledge of something private or secret; concealed
levity (1)Lightness of manner or speech, especially when inappropriate; frivolity.
supercilious (1)having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy
contiguous (2)Sharing an edge or boundary; touching
hauteur (2)overbearing pride evidenced by a superior manner toward inferiors
strident (2)Loud, harsh, grating, or shrill; discordant
innuendo (3)An indirect or subtle, usually derogatory implication in expression; an insinuation.
corpulent (3)large or bulky of body; fat
staid (3)Characterized by sedate dignity and often a strait-laced sense of propriety; sober
affectation (3)an artificial show or pretense or display
subterfuge (3)A deceptive stratagem or device
denizen (4)An inhabitant; a resident
sporadic (4)happening at irregular intervals i time
nebulous (5)cloudy, misty, or hazy; vague
reproach (5)to express disapproval or criticism of or disappointment in (someone)
meretricious (6)attracting attention in a vulgar manner
ineffable (6)incapable of being expressed; indescribable or unutterable
debauch (6)to corrupt by sensual or perverted action
elusive (6)cleverly or skillfully evasive; hard to grasp
incredulous (7)skeptical; disbelieving
libertine (7)one who acts without moral restraint; a dissolute person
prig (7)one who demonstrates an exaggerated conformity or propriety, especially in an irritatingly arrogant or smug manner
vicarious (7)felt or enjoyed through imagined participation in the experience of others
rancor (7)bitter resentment; malice
unscrupulous (8)oblivious to or contemptuous of what is right or honorable
corroborate (8)to strengthen or support with other evidence
interminable (8)seeming to be without an end; endless
surmise (9)to make a guess or conjective
superfluous (9)more than is needed, desired, or required; serving no useful purpose
orgastic (9)a point of emotional excitement or intensity


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