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The Great Gatsby Vocabulary Chapter 1 1. Feign: (V.), Summaries of Acting

Feign: (V.) -to imitate deceptively; to make believe; pretend. 2. Supercilious: (Adj.) -having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those.

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The Great Gatsby Vocabulary
Chapter 1
1. Feign: (V.) -to imitate deceptively; to make believe; pretend.
2. Supercilious: (Adj.) -having or showing arrogant superiority to and
disdain of those
one views as unworthy.
3. Conscientious: (Adj.) -meticulous; careful; painstaking;
particular.
4. Incredulous: (Adj.) -indicating or showing unbelief.
5. Reciprocal: (Adj.) -mutual; corresponding; matching; complementary;
equivalent.
6. Wan: (Adj.) -of an unnatural or sickly pallor; pallid; lacking
color.
7. Complacent: (Adj.) -often without awareness of some potential
danger or defect;
self-satisfied.
8. Intimation: (V.) -make known subtly and indirectly; hint.
9. Infinite: (Adj.) -indefinitely or exceedingly large.
10. Anon: (Adv.) -in a short time; soon.
Chapter 2
1. Contiguous: (Adj.) -connecting without a break; uninterrupted.
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The Great Gatsby Vocabulary Chapter 1

  1. Feign: (V.) -to imitate deceptively; to make believe; pretend.
  2. Supercilious: (Adj.) -having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy.
  3. Conscientious: (Adj.) -meticulous; careful; painstaking; particular.
  4. Incredulous: (Adj.) -indicating or showing unbelief.
  5. Reciprocal: (Adj.) -mutual; corresponding; matching; complementary; equivalent.
  6. Wan: (Adj.) -of an unnatural or sickly pallor; pallid; lacking color.
  7. Complacent: (Adj.) -often without awareness of some potential danger or defect; self-satisfied.
  8. Intimation: (V.) -make known subtly and indirectly; hint.
  9. Infinite: (Adj.) -indefinitely or exceedingly large.
  10. Anon: (Adv.) -in a short time; soon. Chapter 2
  11. Contiguous: (Adj.) -connecting without a break; uninterrupted.
  1. Facet: (N.) -aspect; phase; side.
  2. Cower: (V.) -to crouch, as in fear or shame.
  3. Interpose: (V.) -to step in between parties at variance; mediate.
  4. Apathetic: (Adj.) -not interested or concerned; indifferent or unresponsive.
  5. Languid: (Adj.) -lacking in spirit or interest; listless; indifferent.
  6. Imply: (V.) -to indicate or suggest without being explicitly stated.
  7. Strident: (Adj.) -having a shrill, irritating quality or character.
  8. Deft: (Adj.) -nimble; skillful; clever.
  9. Clad: (Adj.) -dressed; covered. Chapter 3
  10. Permeate: (V.) -to pass into or through every part of; to penetrate through the pores; to be diffused through; pervade; saturate.
  11. Innuendo: (N.) -an indirect comment about a person or thing, esp. of a disparaging or a derogatory nature.
  12. Erroneous: (Adj.) -containing error; mistaken; incorrect; wrong.
  13. Vehement: (Adj.) -strongly emotional; intense or passionate.
  1. Valor: (N.) -heroic courage; bravery.
  2. Somnambulatory: (Adj.) -related to sleep walking.
  3. Denizen: (N.) -an inhabitant; a resident; one that frequents a particular place.
  4. Jaunty: (Adj.) -easy and sprightly in manner or bearing. Chapter 5
  5. Rout: (N.) -an overwhelming defeat.
  6. Suppress: (V.) -to do away with; abolish; stop.
  7. Innumerable: (Adj.) -very numerous; incapable of being counted; countless.
  8. Ecstatic: (Adj.) -subject to or in a state of ecstasy; rapturous.
  9. Reproach: (V.) -to find fault with (a person, group, etc.); blame.
  10. Serf: (N.) -a slave.
  11. Obstinate: (Adj.) -inflexible; stubborn; not yielding.
  12. Exult: (V.) -to show or feel a lively or triumphant joy; rejoice; be highly elated or jubilant.
  13. Hulking: (Adj.) -heavy and clumsy; bulky.
  14. Nebulous: (Adj.) -hazy, vague, indistinct, or confused.

Chapter 6

  1. Laudable: (Adj.) -deserving praise; praiseworthy; commendable.
  2. Insidious: (Adj.) -intended to entrap or trick.
  3. Repose: (N.) -peace; tranquility; calm.
  4. Debauch: (N.) -an uninhibited spree or party.
  5. Antecedent: (N.) -a preceding circumstance, event, object, style, phenomenon.
  6. Ingratiate: (V.) -to establish (oneself) in the favor or good graces of others by deliberate effort.
  7. Perturb: (N.) -to throw into great disorder; derange; bother; annoy.
  8. Dilatory: (Adj.) -tending to delay or procrastinate; slow; tardy.
  9. Desolate: (Adj.) -barren or laid waste; devastated; deprived or destitute of inhabitants; deserted; uninhabited; solitary; lonely.
  10. Elusive: (Adj.) -hard to express or define; cleverly or skillfully evasive.
  1. Indiscernible: (Adj.) -cannot be seen or perceived clearly; imperceptible.
  2. Settee: (N.) -a seat for two or more persons, having a back and usually arms, and often upholstered.
  3. In cahoots: (Phrase) -in partnership; in league with; in conspiracy.
  4. Divot: (N.) -a piece of turf gouged out with a club in making a stroke.
  5. Garrulous: (Adj.) -excessively talkative in a rambling, roundabout manner, esp. about trivial matters.
  6. Incoherent: (Adj.) -without logical or meaningful connection; disjointed; rambling.
  7. Conceivable: (Adj.) -imaginable; believable.
  8. Forlorn: (Adj.) -desolate or dreary; unhappy or miserable, as in feeling, condition, or appearance.
  9. Laden: (Adj.) -burdened; loaded down. Chapter 9
  10. Pasquinade: (N.) -a satire or lampoon, esp. one posted in a public place.
  11. Derange: (V.) -to disturb the condition, action, or function of; to make insane.
  12. Surmise: (V.) -to think or infer without certain or strong

evidence; conjecture; guess.

  1. Superfluous: (Adj.) -being more than is sufficient or required; excessive; unnecessary or needless.
  2. Elocution: (N.) -a person's manner of speaking or reading aloud in public.
  3. Unutterable: (Adj.) -unspeakable; beyond expression.
  4. Subtle: (Adj.) -difficult to perceive or understand.
  5. Orgastic: (Adj.) - at the height of emotional excitement.
  6. Borne: (V.) -carried.
  7. Ceaselessly: (Adv.) -without stopping or pausing; unendingly; incessantly.