The Great Gatsby Chapter 7

Leslie H. (United States of America)
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  1. caravansary
    an inn in some eastern countries with a large courtyard that provides accommodation for caravans
  2. harrowing
    causing extreme distress
  3. tentatively
    in a hesitant manner
  4. contingency
    the state of being dependent on something
  5. libertine
    unrestrained by convention or morality
  6. prig
    a person regarded as arrogant and annoying
  7. sagely
    in a wise manner
  8. portentous
    of momentous or ominous significance
  9. wan
    pale, as of a person's complexion
  10. formidable
    extremely impressive in strength or excellence
  11. expostulate
    reason with for the purpose of dissuasion
  12. truculent
    defiantly aggressive
Created on Mon Nov 18 09:50:29 EST 2013 (updated Mon Nov 18 15:56:37 EST 2013)

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