Gatsby Vocabulary

Front

to make believe; pretend

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feign

Front

Capable of producing a desired effect

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Effectual

Front

dashingly stylish

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rakish

Front

Empty; lacking ideas or intelligence

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Vacuous

Front

A manner lacking seriousness

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Levity

Front

Sound like a cat in heat

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Caterwauling

Front

painstaking; meticulous; strict attention to minute details

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punctilious

Front

loud, harsh, grating, or shrill

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strident

Front

Sleepwalking

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Somnambulate/Somnambulatory

Front

Participating in private knowledge

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Privy