The Great Gatsby

Diana G
Unit 1
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  1. abstracted
    lost in thought; showing preoccupation
  2. abyss
    a bottomless gulf or pit
  3. acute
    ending in a sharp point
  4. addendum
    textual matter that is appended to the end of a publication
  5. aesthetic
    characterized by an appreciation of beauty or good taste
  6. ambiguous
    having more than one possible meaning
  7. amorphous
    having no definite form or distinct shape
  8. antecedent
    a preceding occurrence or cause or event
  9. apathetically
    in an apathetic manner
  10. append
    fix to; attach
  11. bantering
    cleverly amusing in tone
  12. bizarre
    conspicuously or grossly unconventional or unusual
  13. boisterously
    in a carefree manner
  14. buoy
    an anchored float that marks locations in a body of water
  15. clamor
    utter or proclaim insistently and noisily
  16. combustion
    a reaction of a substance with oxygen to give heat and light
  17. commensurate
    corresponding in size or degree or extent
  18. complacency
    the feeling you have when you are satisfied with yourself
  19. confounding
    that confounds or contradicts or confuses
  20. contemptuous
    expressing extreme scorn
  21. convivial
    occupied with or fond of the pleasures of good company
  22. corpulent
    excessively large
  23. corroborated
  24. corrugated
    shaped into alternating parallel grooves and ridges
  25. credulity
    tendency to believe readily
  26. crescendo
    a gradual increase in loudness
  27. cynical
    believing the worst of human nature and motives
  28. debauchee
    a dissolute person
  29. deft
    skillful in physical movements; especially of the hands
  30. defunct
    no longer in force or use; inactive
Created on Wed Nov 12 12:01:59 EST 2008

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