Gatsby Vocab Chapter 1

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privy

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knowing a secret

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mar

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to damage or spoil, render less perfect

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elation

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great happiness or euphoria

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supercilious

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acting like you're better than everyone else

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fractiousness

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argumentative or troublesome

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contemptuous

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feeling deep hatred or disapproval

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imperative

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crucial or very important

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infinitesimal

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very small or indefinitely

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devoid

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lacking

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peremptory

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will not take no for an answer, demanding.