Great Gatsby Vocabulary 1&2

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Privy

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Hidden from general view or use

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Elation

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A feeling of joy and pride

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Contemptuous

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Expressing extreme scorn

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Peremptory definition

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Offensively self-assured

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Feign

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Pretend to be affected

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Intimation

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An indirect suggestion

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Supercilious

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Behaving as if superior to others

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Grotesque

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Very ugly or comically distorted figure, creature, or image.

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Strident

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Loud and harsh; grating

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Flounce

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Move in an exaggeratedly impatient or angry manner