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The Great Gatsby Vocabulary

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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

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