Gatsby Chapter 2 Vocabulary

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(adj.) careful about what one says or does; subtle

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discreet

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Strength, energy, liveliness

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Vitality

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(adj.) unnatural, distorted; bizarre; ugly

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grotesque

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Look upon with scorn; refuse scornfully

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Disdain

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Owner of a store or business

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Proprietor

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(adj.) too many to count

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innumerable

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(adj.) serious; sober; formal

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solemn

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(adj) arrogant and condescending; snooty

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haughty

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(adj) never stopping, going on all the time

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incessant

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(adj.) noticeable; recognizable

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perceptible