The Great Gatsby Chapter 1/vocabulary

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(adj.) behaving as if superior

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supercilious

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Skillful in movements; cleverness

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Deft

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(adj.) sharing in knowledge of something secret

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privy

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Characteristics typical of a woman

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effeminate

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Incessant (adj.)

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Continuing without pause or interruption (unpleasant)

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(adj.) too many to be counted

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innumerable

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Confirm or support a statement

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Corroborate

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Facial expression or support

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Countenance

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Owner of a business

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Proprietor

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Characterized by laziness and lack of ambition

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shiftless