The Great Gatsby AP Language Flashcards Flashcards
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| 8566019186 | Depict | To represent or characterize in words; describe, painting, portray, delineate. . | 0 | |
| 8566019187 | Elation | A feeling or state of great joy or pride; exultant gladness; high spirits. | 1 | |
| 8566019188 | Faltered | To speak hesitatingly or brokenly. | 2 | |
| 8566019189 | Flippant | Frivolously disrespectful, shallow, or lacking in seriousness; characterized by levity. | 3 | |
| 8566019190 | Compensate | to provide or be an equivalent; make up; make amends | 4 | |
| 8566019191 | Egotism | excessive and objectionable reference to oneself in conversation or writing; conceit; boastfulness, selfishness. | 5 | |
| 8566019192 | Preemptory | 1. to acquire or appropriate before someone else; take for oneself; arrogate: a political issue preempted by the opposition party. 2. to take the place of because of priorities, reconsideration, rescheduling, etc.; supplant: | 6 | |
| 8566019193 | Grotesque | odd or unnatural in shape, appearance, or character; fantastically ugly or absurd; bizarre. | 7 | |
| 8566019194 | Discontent | not content; dissatisfied; discontented. | 8 | |
| 8566019195 | Propelled | to drive, or cause to move, forward or onward: | 9 | |
| 8566019196 | Grandiose | more complicated or elaborate than necessary; overblown | 10 | |
| 8566019197 | Proffer | to put before a person for acceptance; offer. | 11 | |
| 8566019198 | Subsidiary | serving to assist or supplement; auxiliary; supplementary. | 12 | |
| 8566019199 | Omnibus | pertaining to, including, or dealing with numerous objects or items at once: | 13 | |
| 8566019200 | Scampered | to run or go hastily or quickly. | 14 | |
| 8566019201 | Ravages | to work havoc upon; damage or mar by ravages: | 15 | |
| 8566019202 | Exuberant | effusively and almost uninhibitedly enthusiastic; lavishly abundant | 16 | |
| 8566019203 | Mundane | 1. common; ordinary; banal; unimaginative. 2. of or relating to this world or earth as contrasted with heaven; worldly; earthly: | 17 | |
| 8566019204 | Wearisome | causing weariness; fatiguing: | 18 | |
| 8566019205 | Succulent | 1. full of juice; juicy. 2. rich in desirable qualities. 3. affording mental nourishment. | 19 | |
| 8566019206 | Staunch | Firm or steadfast in principle, adherence, loyalty, etc., as a person: | 20 | |
| 8566019207 | Demeaning | to lower in dignity, honor, or standing; debase: | 21 | |
| 8566019208 | Reveries | 1. a state of dreamy meditation or fanciful musing: 2. a daydream | 22 | |
| 8566019209 | Ineffable | incapable of being expressed or described in words; inexpressible: | 23 | |
| 8566019210 | Contemplative | given to or characterized by contemplation : thoughful, full, or deep consideration/observation | 24 | |
| 8566019211 | Voracious | 1. craving or consuming large quantities of food: 2. exceedingly eager or avid: | 25 | |
| 8566019212 | Disdainful | full of or showing disdain | 26 | |
| 8566019213 | Incomparable | not comparable; incapable of being compared to each other, as two unlike objects or qualities, or to one or more others. | 27 | |
| 8566019214 | Perishable | subject to decay, ruin, or destruction | 28 | |
| 8566019215 | Malice | desire to inflict injury, harm, or suffering on another, either because of a hostile impulse or out of deep-seated meanness | 29 | |
| 8566019216 | indiscernible | that cannot be seen or perceived clearly; imperceptible | 30 | |
| 8566019217 | Ravenously | 1. extremely hungry; famished; voracious 2. intensely eager for gratification or satisfcation | 31 | |
| 8566019218 | Garrulous | excessively talkative in a rambling, roundabout manner, especially about trivial matters. | 32 | |
| 8566019219 | Succor | help; relief; aid; assistance. | 33 | |
| 8566019220 | Deception | something that deceives or is intended to deceive; fraud; artifice. | 34 | |
| 8566019221 | Somber | gloomily dark; shadowy; dimly lighted: | 35 | |
| 8566019222 | Deleterious | injurious to health: | 36 | |
| 8566019223 | Unctuous | characterized by excessive piousness or moralistic fervor, especially in an affected manner; excessively smooth, suave, or smug. | 37 | |
| 8566019224 | Somnambulatory | to walk during sleep; sleepwalk. | 38 | |
| 8566019225 | Noisome | offensive or disgusting, as an odor. | 39 | |
| 8566019226 | Bumptious | offensively self-assertive: | 40 | |
| 8566019227 | Prurient | having, inclined to have, or characterized by lascivious or lustful thoughts, desires, etc. | 41 | |
| 8566019228 | Irate | angry; enraged: | 42 | |
| 8566019229 | Melancholy | a gloomy state of mind, especially when habitual or prolonged; depression. | 43 | |
| 8566019230 | Euphoric | intensely happy or confident | 44 |