The Great Gatsby Vocab Ch 1-2

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Devoid

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Completely without something.

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Incredulously

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Viewing with skepticism.

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Indeterminate

Back

Vague or unclear.

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Saunter

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To walk leisurely.

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Colossal

Back

Enormously large.

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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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Fractious

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Irritable and quarrelsome.

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Languid

Back

Weak or faint from illness or fatigue.

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Elicit

Back

To draw out a response or reaction.

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Affectation

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Behavior, speech, or writing that is artificial and designed to impress.