The Great Gatsby

Diana G
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  1. vulnerable
    capable of being wounded or hurt
  2. reserved
    set aside for the use of a particular person or party
  3. feigned
    not genuine
  4. levity
    a manner lacking seriousness
  5. plagiaristic
    copied and passed off as your own
  6. marred
    blemished by injury or rough wear
  7. perpetual
    continuing forever or indefinitely
  8. bizarre
    conspicuously or grossly unconventional or unusual
  9. acute
    ending in a sharp point
  10. reproach
    express criticism towards
  11. turbulence
    instability in the atmosphere
  12. supercilious
    having or showing arrogant superiority
  13. fractiousness
    the trait of being prone to disobedience and lack of discipline
  14. wistfully
    in a pensively sad manner
  15. vista
    the visual percept of a region
  16. pungent
    strong and sharp to the sense of taste or smell
  17. ecstasy
    a state of elated bliss
  18. deft
    skillful in physical movements; especially of the hands
  19. reciprocal
    concerning each of two or more persons or things
  20. languid
    lacking spirit or liveliness
  21. ferociously
    in a physically fierce manner
  22. fervent
    characterized by intense emotion
  23. cynical
    believing the worst of human nature and motives
  24. desolate
    providing no shelter or sustenance
  25. transcendent
    exceeding or surpassing usual limits
  26. oculist
    a person skilled in testing for defects of vision
  27. sumptuous
    rich and superior in quality
  28. haughtily
    in a haughty manner
  29. apathetically
    in an apathetic manner
  30. incessant
    uninterrupted in time and indefinitely long continuing
  31. innumerable
    too many to be counted
  32. shrill
    having or emitting a high-pitched and sharp tone or tones
  33. disdain
    lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike
  34. ambiguously
    in an ambiguous manner
  35. strident
    unpleasantly loud and harsh
Created on Wed Nov 19 09:50:46 EST 2008

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