The Great Gatsby

Ploelie H. (United States of America)
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  1. flabby
    out of condition
  2. exempt
    freed from or not subject to an obligation or liability
  3. riotous
    characterized by unrest or disorder or insubordination
  4. marred
    blemished by injury or rough wear
  5. plagiarism
    taking someone's words or ideas as if they were your own
  6. levity
    a manner lacking seriousness
  7. privy
    informed about something secret or not generally known
  8. vigil
    a purposeful surveillance to guard or observe
  9. buoyant
    tending to float on a liquid or rise in air or gas
  10. vista
    the visual percept of a region
  11. gruff
    blunt and unfriendly or stern
  12. supercilious
    having or showing arrogant superiority
  13. banns
    a public announcement of a proposed marriage
  14. libel
    a false and malicious publication
  15. peremptory
    putting an end to all debate or action
  16. anon
    (old-fashioned or informal) in a little while
  17. defiant
    boldly resisting authority or an opposing force
  18. vicinity
    a surrounding or nearby region
  19. anaemic
    relating to anemia or suffering from anemia
  20. contiguous
    having a common boundary or edge
  21. borough
    an English town
  22. oculist
    a person skilled in testing for defects of vision
  23. wag
    a movement from side to side
  24. retina
    a light-sensitive membrane covering the back of the eyeball
  25. janitor
    someone employed to clean and maintain a building
  26. gyp
    deprive of by deceit
  27. disdain
    lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike
  28. hauteur
    overbearing pride with a superior manner toward inferiors
  29. ectoplasm
    the thin, watery outer layer of a cell
  30. rakish
    marked by up-to-dateness in dress and manners
  31. hazy
    filled or abounding with fog or mist
  32. pastoral
    devoted to raising sheep or cattle
  33. erroneous
    containing or characterized by mistakes
  34. circumstances
    one's overall condition in life
  35. pomp
    cheap or pretentious or vain display
  36. rajah
    a prince or king in India
  37. meretricious
    tastelessly showy
  38. ramification
    a consequence, especially one that causes complications
  39. contingency
    the state of being dependent on something
  40. cahoot
    collusion
  41. wicker
    flexible branches or twigs that can be woven together
Created on Sun Oct 20 15:59:45 EDT 2013 (updated Thu Oct 31 01:18:20 EDT 2013)

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