a person who inhabits a particular place | ||
inclined to waste time and lag behind | ||
happening by chance/ accidental | ||
quarrelsome; unruly | ||
loquacious; wordy; talkative | ||
evil intent | ||
gaudy; showy; attractive in a cheap, flashy way | ||
a medical doctor specializing in the treatment of diseases of the eye | ||
admitting of no contradiction; haughty; imperious | ||
of ominous significance | ||
extravagance: excessive spending | ||
pertaining to a province; limited in outlook; narrow; unsophisticated | ||
The state of being close or next to; nearness. | ||
excessively exact and careful, detail oriented | ||
having or exuding fragrance; also, evocative, reminiscent. | ||
loud and harsh, insistent | ||
haughty; arrogant; condescending; patronizing; CF. eyebrow, cilium | ||
belligerent, scathingly harsh; vitriolic; destructive | ||
excessively ornate; swollen or bloated | ||
empty; silly; meaningless |
The Great Gatsby Vocabulary
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