The Great Gatsby Vocabulary

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15 Terms

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Feigned

To give a false appearance of; pretend

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Conscientious

Wishing to do what is right

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Contemptuously

In a scornful way that shows disdain

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Peremptorily

In a way insisting immediate attention; no room for denial

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Immoderately

Not sensibly or restrained

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Disdain

The feeling that someone is unworthy of one’s respect

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Gaudy

Extravagant and showy (too much)

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Innuendo

A statement that indirectly suggests that someone did something immoral

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Prodigality

Wasteful and excess spending

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Vehemently

In a passionate or intense way (with great feeling)

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Vacuous

Lack of intelligence

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Florid

Having a red or flushed complexion

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Corpulent

Having a large bulky body

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Indignant

Showing anger toward unfair treatment

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Malevolence

The state of wishing to do evil to others