The Great Gatsby Vocab
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 supercilious | having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy |
| fractious | quarrelsome; unruly |
| privy | hidden from general view or use; a small outbuilding with a bench having holes through which a user can defecate; , a room equipped with toilet facilities |
| peremptory | offensively self-assured or given to exercising usually unwarranted power |
| desolate | (of a place) deserted; unpopulated; (of a person) lonely; forlorn; joyless |
| turgid | abnormally distended especially by fluids or gas; ostentatiously lofty in style |
| laudable | worthy of high praise |
| meretricious | tastelessly showy; based on pretense |
| insidious | Working ill by slow and stealthy means. |
| ingratiate | . |
| ineffable | . |
| vicariously | . |
| contemptous | . |
| puntilious | . |
| extrmporize | . |
| reproach | . |
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