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The Great GatsbyThe Great Gatsby

F. Scott FitzgeraldF. Scott Fitzgerald

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VocabularyVocabulary

Chapter OneChapter One

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Feign (v)Feign (v)

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Feign (v)Feign (v)

To imitate deceptively; to To imitate deceptively; to make believe; pretendmake believe; pretend

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Supercilious (adj)Supercilious (adj)

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Supercilious (adj)Supercilious (adj)

Having or showing Having or showing arrogant superiority arrogant superiority to and disdain of to and disdain of those one views as those one views as unworthyunworthy

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Conscientious (adj)Conscientious (adj)

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Conscientious (adj)Conscientious (adj)

Meticulous; careful; Meticulous; careful; painstaking; painstaking; particularparticular

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Incredulous (adj)Incredulous (adj)

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Incredulous (adj)Incredulous (adj)

Indicating or Indicating or showing unbeliefshowing unbelief

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Reciprocal (adj)Reciprocal (adj)

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Reciprocal (adj)Reciprocal (adj)

Mutual; corresponding; Mutual; corresponding; matching; matching; complementary; complementary; equivalentequivalent

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Wan (adj)Wan (adj)

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Wan (adj)Wan (adj)

Of an unnatural or Of an unnatural or sickly pallor; pallid; sickly pallor; pallid; lacking colorlacking color

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Complacent (adj)Complacent (adj)

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Complacent (adj)Complacent (adj)

Often without Often without awareness of some awareness of some potential danger or potential danger or defect; self-satisfieddefect; self-satisfied

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Intimidation (v)Intimidation (v)

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Intimidation (v)Intimidation (v)

Make known subtly Make known subtly and indirectly; hintand indirectly; hint

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Infinite (adj)Infinite (adj)

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Infinite (v)Infinite (v)

Indefinitely or Indefinitely or exceedingly largeexceedingly large

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Anon (adj)Anon (adj)

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Anon (adj)Anon (adj)

In a short time; soonIn a short time; soon

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Chapter TwoChapter Two

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Contiguous (adj)Contiguous (adj)

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Contiguous (adj)Contiguous (adj)

Connecting without Connecting without a break; a break; uninterrupteduninterrupted

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Facet (n)Facet (n)

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Facet (n)Facet (n)

Aspect; phase; sideAspect; phase; side

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Cower (v)Cower (v)

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Cower (v)Cower (v)

To crouch, as in fear To crouch, as in fear or shameor shame

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Interpose (v)Interpose (v)

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Interpose (v)Interpose (v)

To step in between To step in between parties at variance; parties at variance; mediatemediate

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Apathetic (adj)Apathetic (adj)

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Apathetic (adj)Apathetic (adj)

Not interested or Not interested or concerned; concerned; indifferent or indifferent or unresponsiveunresponsive

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Languid (adj)Languid (adj)

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Languid (adj)Languid (adj)

Lacking in spirit or Lacking in spirit or interest; listless; interest; listless; indifferentindifferent

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Imply (v)Imply (v)

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Imply (v)Imply (v)

To indicate or To indicate or suggest without suggest without being explicitly being explicitly statedstated

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Strident (adj)Strident (adj)

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Strident (adj)Strident (adj)

Having a shrill, Having a shrill, irritating quality or irritating quality or charactercharacter

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Deft (adj)Deft (adj)

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Deft (adj)Deft (adj)

Nimble; skillful; Nimble; skillful; cleverclever

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Clad (adj)Clad (adj)

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Clad (adj)Clad (adj)

Dressed; coveredDressed; covered

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Chapter ThreeChapter Three

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Permeate (v)Permeate (v)

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Permeate (v)Permeate (v)To pass into or through To pass into or through every part of; to every part of; to penetrate through the penetrate through the pores; to be diffused pores; to be diffused through; pervade; through; pervade; saturatesaturate

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Innuendo (n)Innuendo (n)

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Innuendo (n)Innuendo (n)An indirect comment An indirect comment about a person or about a person or thing; exp. Of a thing; exp. Of a disparaging or a disparaging or a derogatory naturederogatory nature

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Erroneous (adj)Erroneous (adj)

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Erroneous (adj)Erroneous (adj)Containing error; Containing error; mistaken; incorrect; mistaken; incorrect; wrongwrong

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Vehement (adj)Vehement (adj)

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Vehement (adj)Vehement (adj)Strongly emotional; Strongly emotional; intense or intense or passionatepassionate

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Cordial (adj)Cordial (adj)

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Cordial (adj)Cordial (adj)Courteous and Courteous and gracious; friendly; gracious; friendly; warm warm

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Impetuous (adj)Impetuous (adj)

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Impetuous Impetuous (adj)(adj)

Characterized by Characterized by sudden or rash sudden or rash action, emotion, action, emotion, etc.; impulsiveetc.; impulsive

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Vacuous (adj)Vacuous (adj)

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Vacuous (adj)Vacuous (adj)Lacking in ideas or Lacking in ideas or intelligenceintelligence

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Corpulent (adj)Corpulent (adj)

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Corpulent (adj)Corpulent (adj)Large or bulky of Large or bulky of body; portly; stout; body; portly; stout; fatfat

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Provincial (adj)Provincial (adj)

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Provincial (adj)Provincial (adj)Having the manners and Having the manners and viewpoints considered viewpoints considered characteristic of characteristic of unsophisticated unsophisticated inhabitants of a province; inhabitants of a province; rustic; narrow; illiberal rustic; narrow; illiberal

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Din (n)Din (n)

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Din (n)Din (n)A loud, confused A loud, confused noise; a continued noise; a continued loud or tumultuous loud or tumultuous sound; noisy clamorsound; noisy clamor

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Chapter FourChapter Four

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Knickerbocker (n)Knickerbocker (n)

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Knickerbocker Knickerbocker (n)(n)

Any New YorkerAny New Yorker

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Fluctuate (v)Fluctuate (v)

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Fluctuate (v)Fluctuate (v)To change To change continually; shift continually; shift back and forthback and forth

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Sporadic (adj)Sporadic (adj)

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Sporadic (adj)Sporadic (adj)Appearing or Appearing or happening at happening at irregular intervals irregular intervals in time; occasional in time; occasional

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Divine retribution (n)Divine retribution (n)

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Divine retribution (n)Divine retribution (n)

Punishment from a Punishment from a higher being for higher being for bad deeds or bad deeds or transgressionstransgressions

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Rajah (n)Rajah (n)

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Rajah (n)Rajah (n)

A king or prince in A king or prince in India; a minor chief India; a minor chief or dignitaryor dignitary

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Elicit (v)Elicit (v)

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Elicit (v)Elicit (v)

To draw or bring out To draw or bring out or forth; educe; or forth; educe; evokeevoke

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Valor (n)Valor (n)

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Valor (n)Valor (n)

Heroic courage; Heroic courage; braverybravery

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Somnambulatory Somnambulatory (adj)(adj)

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Somnambulatory Somnambulatory (adj)(adj)

Related to sleep Related to sleep walkingwalking

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Denizen (n)Denizen (n)

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Denizen (n)Denizen (n)

An inhabitant; a An inhabitant; a resident; one that resident; one that frequents a frequents a particular placeparticular place

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Jaunty (adj)Jaunty (adj)

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Jaunty (adj)Jaunty (adj)

Easy and sprightly in Easy and sprightly in manner or bearingmanner or bearing

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Chapter FiveChapter Five

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Rout (n)Rout (n)

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Rout (n)Rout (n)

An overwhelming An overwhelming defeatdefeat

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Suppress (v)Suppress (v)

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Suppress (v)Suppress (v)

To do away with; To do away with; abolish; stopabolish; stop

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Innumerable (adj)Innumerable (adj)

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Innumerable (adj)Innumerable (adj)

Very numerous; Very numerous; incapable of being incapable of being counted; countlesscounted; countless

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Ecstatic (adj)Ecstatic (adj)

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Ecstatic (adj)Ecstatic (adj)

Subject to or in a Subject to or in a state of ecstacy; state of ecstacy; rapturousrapturous

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Reproach (v)Reproach (v)

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Reproach (v)Reproach (v)

To find fault with (a To find fault with (a person, group, person, group, etc.); blameetc.); blame

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Serf (n)Serf (n)

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Serf (n)Serf (n)

A slaveA slave

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Obstinate (adj)Obstinate (adj)

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Obstinate (adj)Obstinate (adj)

Inflexible; stubborn; Inflexible; stubborn; not yieldingnot yielding

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Exult (v)Exult (v)

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Exult (v)Exult (v)

To show or feel a To show or feel a lively or triumphant lively or triumphant joy; rejoice; be highly joy; rejoice; be highly elated or jubilantelated or jubilant

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Hulking (adj)Hulking (adj)

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Hulking (adj)Hulking (adj)

Heavy and clumsy; Heavy and clumsy; bulkybulky

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Nebulous (adj)Nebulous (adj)

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Nebulous (adj)Nebulous (adj)

Hazy, vague, Hazy, vague, indistinct, confusedindistinct, confused

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Chapter SixChapter Six

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Laudable (adj)Laudable (adj)

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Laudable (adj)Laudable (adj)

Deserving praise; Deserving praise; praiseworthy; praiseworthy; commendablecommendable

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Insidious (adj)Insidious (adj)

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Insidious (adj)Insidious (adj)

Intended to entrap Intended to entrap or trickor trick

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Repose (n)Repose (n)

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Repose (n)Repose (n)

Peace; tranquility; Peace; tranquility; calmcalm

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Debauch (n)Debauch (n)

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Debauch (n)Debauch (n)

An uninhibited spree An uninhibited spree or partyor party

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Antecedent (n)Antecedent (n)

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Antecedent (n)Antecedent (n)

A preceding A preceding circumstance, circumstance, event, object, style, event, object, style, phenomenonphenomenon

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Ingratiate (v)Ingratiate (v)

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Ingratiate (v)Ingratiate (v)

To establish oneself To establish oneself in the favor or good in the favor or good graces of others by graces of others by deliberate effortdeliberate effort

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Perturb (n)Perturb (n)

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Perturb (n)Perturb (n)

To throw into great To throw into great disorder; derange; disorder; derange; bother; annoybother; annoy

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Dilatory (adj)Dilatory (adj)

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Dilatory (adj)Dilatory (adj)

Tending to delay or Tending to delay or procrastinate; slow; procrastinate; slow; tardytardy

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Desolate (adj)Desolate (adj)

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Desolate (adj)Desolate (adj)

Barren or laid waste; Barren or laid waste; devastated; deprived or devastated; deprived or destitute of inhabitants; destitute of inhabitants; deserted; uninhabited; deserted; uninhabited; solitary; lonelysolitary; lonely

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Elusive (adj)Elusive (adj)

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Elusive (adj)Elusive (adj)

Hard to express or Hard to express or define; cleverly or define; cleverly or skillfully evasiveskillfully evasive

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Chapter SevenChapter Seven

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Lapse (n)Lapse (n)

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Lapse (n)Lapse (n)A slip or error, often of a trivial sort; A slip or error, often of a trivial sort;

failure (v) to come to an end; stopfailure (v) to come to an end; stop

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Insistent (adj)Insistent (adj)

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Insistent (adj)Insistent (adj)

Earnest or emphatic in Earnest or emphatic in dwelling upon, dwelling upon, maintaining, or maintaining, or demanding demanding something; persistantsomething; persistant

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Tentative (adj)Tentative (adj)

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Tentative (adj)Tentative (adj)

Unsure; uncertain; Unsure; uncertain; not definite or not definite or positive; hesitantpositive; hesitant

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Abrupt (adj)Abrupt (adj)

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Abrupt (adj)Abrupt (adj)

Sudden or Sudden or unexpectedunexpected

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Tumult (n)Tumult (n)

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Tumult (n)Tumult (n)

Uproar; disorder; Uproar; disorder; highly distressing; highly distressing; agitation of mind or agitation of mind or feelingfeeling

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Portentous (adj)Portentous (adj)

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Portentous (adj)Portentous (adj)

Ominous, predictive Ominous, predictive of future bad of future bad eventsevents

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Irreverent (adj)Irreverent (adj)

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Irreverent (adj)Irreverent (adj)

Not respectful; Not respectful; critical of what is critical of what is generally accepted generally accepted or respectedor respected

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Vicarious (adj)Vicarious (adj)

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Vicarious (adj)Vicarious (adj)

Taking the place of Taking the place of another person or another person or thing; acting or thing; acting or serving as a serving as a substitutesubstitute

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Rancor (n)Rancor (n)

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Rancor (n)Rancor (n)

Resentment or ill Resentment or ill will; hatred; malicewill; hatred; malice

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Formidable (adj)Formidable (adj)

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Formidable (adj)Formidable (adj)

Of great strength; Of great strength; forceful; powerfulforceful; powerful

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Chapter EightChapter Eight

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Humidor (n)Humidor (n)

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Humidor (n)Humidor (n)

A container or storage A container or storage room for cigars or room for cigars or other preparations of other preparations of tobacco, fitted with tobacco, fitted with means for keeping the means for keeping the tobacco suitably moisttobacco suitably moist

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Indiscernible (adj)Indiscernible (adj)

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Indiscernible (adj)Indiscernible (adj)

Cannot be seen or Cannot be seen or perceived clearly; perceived clearly; imperceptibleimperceptible

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Settee (n)Settee (n)

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Settee (n)Settee (n)A seat for two or more A seat for two or more persons, having a persons, having a back and usually back and usually arms, and often arms, and often upholsteredupholstered

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In cahoots (phrase)In cahoots (phrase)

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In cahoots (phrase)In cahoots (phrase)

In partnership; in In partnership; in league with; in league with; in conspiracyconspiracy

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Divot (n)Divot (n)

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Divot (n)Divot (n)

A piece of turf A piece of turf gouged out with a gouged out with a club in making a club in making a strokestroke

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Garrulous (adj)Garrulous (adj)

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Garrulous (adj)Garrulous (adj)

Excessively talkative in Excessively talkative in a rambling, a rambling, roundabout manner, roundabout manner, esp. about trivial esp. about trivial mattersmatters

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Incoherent (adj)Incoherent (adj)

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Incoherent (adj)Incoherent (adj)

Without logical or Without logical or meaningful meaningful connection; connection; disjointed; ramblingdisjointed; rambling

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Conceivable (adj)Conceivable (adj)

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Conceivable (adj)Conceivable (adj)

Imaginable; Imaginable; believablebelievable

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Forlorn (adj)Forlorn (adj)

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Forlorn (adj)Forlorn (adj)

Desolate or dreary; Desolate or dreary; unhappy or unhappy or miserable, as in miserable, as in feeling, condition, or feeling, condition, or appearanceappearance

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Laden (adj)Laden (adj)

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Laden (adj)Laden (adj)

Burdened; loaded Burdened; loaded downdown

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Chapter NineChapter Nine

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Pasquinade (n)Pasquinade (n)

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Pasquinade (n)Pasquinade (n)

A satire or lampoon, A satire or lampoon, esp. one posted in esp. one posted in a public placea public place

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Derange (v)Derange (v)

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Derange (v)Derange (v)

To disturb the To disturb the condition, action, or condition, action, or function of; to function of; to make insanemake insane

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Surmise (v)Surmise (v)

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Surmise (v)Surmise (v)

To think or infer To think or infer without certain or without certain or strong evidence; strong evidence; conjecture; guessconjecture; guess

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Superfluous (adj)Superfluous (adj)

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Superfluous (adj)Superfluous (adj)

Being more than is Being more than is sufficient or required; sufficient or required; excessive; excessive; unnecessary or unnecessary or needlessneedless

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Elocution (n)Elocution (n)

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Elocution (n)Elocution (n)

A person’s manner A person’s manner of speaking or of speaking or reading aloud in reading aloud in publicpublic

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Unutterable (adj)Unutterable (adj)

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Unutterable (adj)Unutterable (adj)

Unspeakable; Unspeakable; beyond expressionbeyond expression

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Subtle (adj)Subtle (adj)

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Subtle (adj)Subtle (adj)

Difficult to perceive Difficult to perceive or understandor understand

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Orgastic (adj)Orgastic (adj)

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Orgastic (adj)Orgastic (adj)

At the height of At the height of emotional emotional excitementexcitement

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Borne (v)Borne (v)

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Borne (v)Borne (v)

CarriedCarried

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Ceaselessly (adj)Ceaselessly (adj)

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Ceaselessly (adj)Ceaselessly (adj)

Without stopping or Without stopping or pausing; pausing; unendlingly; unendlingly; incessantlyincessantly


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