Chapter 2: Gatsby Vocab

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Contiguous: adjective

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sharing a common border; touching

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Earnestly: adverb

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to act or behave with sincere and intense conviction

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Indeterminate: adjective

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not exactly known, established, or defined.

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Incessant: adjective

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(of something regarded as unpleasant) continuing without pause or interruption

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Immoderately: adverb

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in a way that is excessive; not restrained or sensible

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Shrill: adjective

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(of a voice or sound) high-pitched and piercing

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Shiftlessness: noun

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(of a person or action)  a lack of ambition and characterized by laziness

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Ambiguous: adjective

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(of language) open to more than one interpretation; having a double meaning.

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Strident: adjective

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loud and harsh; grating.

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Deft: adjective

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neatly skillful and quick in one's movements.