Gatsby Vocabulary Ch. 6 and 7

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Possible future event

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Contingency

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malicious resentfulness; spite

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rancor

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stealthy, subtle, cunning, treacherous

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insidious

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Overblown, inflated, or pompous

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Turgid

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Definition: too great or intense to be expressed in words

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Ineffable

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A man leading a life of indulgence

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Debauchee

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Tending to delay or waste time

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Dilatory

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Momentous or ominous significance

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Portentous

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Periodic occurrence

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Intermittent

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A loud confused noise, as of a crowd

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tumult