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Gatsby Vocabulary Review
Vocab Review over The Great Gatsby
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| deft | dexterous; skillful |
| extemporizing | speaking on the spur of the moment without preparation |
| incredulously | with disbelief |
| languidly | slowly and listlessly |
| supercilious | haughty; contemptuous |
| contiguous | adjacent; next to each other |
| incessant | constant |
| pastoral | rlating to an idealized natural setting |
| saunter | to stroll |
| ascertain | to find out |
| permeate | to spread through a substance |
| vacuous | empty |
| fluctuate | tovary; to change |
| somnambulatory | in a sleepwalking manner |
| nebulous | vague |
| reproach | blame |
| vestige | trace; remnant |
| laudable | praiseworthy |
| proximity | nearness |
| turgid | inflated in language; bombastic |
| portentous | ominous |
| forlorn | forsaken; pitiable |
| fortuitously | by chance |
| pervading | spread throughout |
| redolent | fragrant; imbued with a good odor |
| commensurate | equal |
| complacent | swlf-satisfied |
| transitory | quickly passing; momentary |
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Honors Eng 9 & 10, Modern Literature instructor |
Lakeville South High School |
| Minneapolis, MN |
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