Gatsby Chapter 1-2 Vocabulary

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privy

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sharing in the knowledge of (something secret or private)

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confidence

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a secret or private matter told to someone under a condition of trust

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levity

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lightness of mind, character, or behavior; lack of appropriate seriousness or earnestness

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mar

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to damage or spoil to a certain extent; render less perfect, attractive, useful, etc.

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decencies

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things required for a reasonable standard of life

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elation

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great happiness and euphoria

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Teutonic

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German

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supercilious

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behaving or looking as though one thinks one is superior to others

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effeminate

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having or showing qualities that are considered more suited to women than to men; not manly

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fractiousness

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the tendency to be troublesome and quarrelsome