The Great Gatsby 1 (Juergens)
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 privy | participating in the knowledge of something private or secret |
| feign | to represent fictitiously; put on an appearance of. |
| levity | lightness of mind, character, or behavior; lack of appropriate seriousness or earnestness. |
| epigram | any witty, ingenious, or pointed saying tersely expressed. |
| supercilious | haughtily disdainful or contemptuous, as a person or a facial expression. |
| fractiousness | readily angered; peevish; irritable; quarrelsome; unruly |
| incredulous | disinclined or indisposed to believe; skeptical. |
| wan | of an unnatural or sickly pallor; pallid; lacking color |
| intimation | a hint; suggestion |
| divan | a sofa or couch, usually without arms or back, often usable as a bed. |
| peremptory | leaving no opportunity for denial or refusal; imperative |
| rotogravure | a photomechanical process by which pictures, typeset matter, etc., are printed from an intaglio copper cylinder. |
| contiguous | touching; in contact; near. |
| languid | lacking in vigor or vitality; slack or slow |
| apathetic | having or showing little or no emotion. |
| strident | making or having a harsh sound; grating; creaking |
| transcendent | going beyond ordinary limits; surpassing; exceeding. |
| pastoral | having the simplicity, charm, serenity, or other characteristics generally attributed to rural areas |
| hauteur | haughty manner or spirit; arrogance. |
| innuendo | an indirect intimation about a person or thing, especially of a disparaging or a derogatory nature. |
| impetuous | of, pertaining to, or characterized by sudden or rash action, emotion, etc.; impulsive: an _ decision |
| vacuous | without contents; empty |
| corpulent | large or bulky of body; portly; stout; fat. |
| provincial | belonging or peculiar to some particular _; local |
| prodigal | wastefully or recklessly extravagant; profuse |
| echolalia | the uncontrollable and immediate repetition of words spoken by another person. |
| poignant | keenly distressing to the feelings. |
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