Gatsby Vocab List #2 (words from chapters 4-6)

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punctilious

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(adj.) very careful and exact, attentive to fine points of etiquette or propriety

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proprietor

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An owner of a store or other business

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retribution

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a repayment; a deserved punishment

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valor

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heroic courage; bravery

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tactless

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

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defunct

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no longer existing or functioning

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abortive

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failing to accomplish an intended aim or purpose; only partially or imperfectly developed

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meretricious

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attractive in a cheap, flashy way

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harrowing

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extremely distressing; terrifying

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ingratiate

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(v.) to make oneself agreeable and thus gain favor or acceptance by others (sometimes used in a critical or derogatory sense)