Chapter 1 Gatsby Vocab
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Lurid | Ghastly pale, being of a light, yellow hue |
| Desolate | Deserted, devoid of life |
| Prodigality | Wasteful extravagance, lavish generosity |
| Ascertain | To find out, to discover |
| Affectation | Attempt to assume or exhibit what's not natural; unusual mannerism |
| Cynical | Skeptical of the sincerity of others |
| Defunct | No longer in use, inactive |
| Apathetic | Unfeeling |
| Complacency | A feeling of contented self-satisfaction |
| Hauteur | Arrogance |
| Abortive | Failing to succeed; undeveloped |
| Vestige | A mark or trace of something that no longer exists; surviving evidence |
| Affront | A personally offensive act or word (noun) To offend, to make ashamed or confused (verb) |
| Abyss | A deep, immeasurable space |
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