The Great Gatsby Vocabulary Chapters 4-6

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Happening at irregular intervals

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Sporadic

Front

Painstaking; meticulous; strict attention to minute details

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Punctilious

Front

An indian king, prince or chief

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Rajah

Front

Something justly deserved; taking revenge or correcting a wrong.

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Retribution

Front

Sleepwalking

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Somnambulatory

Front

Placing two or more things side by side to emphasize the link or contrast

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Juxtaposition

Front

Lacking or showing a lack of what is fitting and considerate in dealing with others.

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Tactless

Front

To place under a debt of gratitude for some benefit, favor or service

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Obliged

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Distressed

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Harrowed

Front

Stubbornly adhering to attitude, opinion, or course of action

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Obstinate