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The Great Gatsby VOCABULARY

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Chapter 1

1. Privy (1) part of speech as used in the book:

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2. Feigned (1) part of speech as used in the book:

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3. Levity (1)part of speech as used in the book:

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4. Parceled (written as “parceled”) (2) part of speech as used in the book:

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5. Supercilious (7) part of speech as used in the book:

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6. Effeminate (7) part of speech as used in the book:

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7. Fractiousness (7) part of speech as used in the book:

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8. Imperceptibly (9) part of speech as used in the book:

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9. Deft (10) part of speech as used in the book:

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10. Incredulously (10) part of speech as used in the book:

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11. Contemptuously (11) part of speech as used in the book:

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12. Imperatively (11) part of speech as used in the book:

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13. Languidly (11) part of speech as used in the book:

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14. Infinitesimal (13) part of speech as used in the book:

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15. Complacency (13) part of speech as used in the book:

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16. Extemporizing (14) part of speech as used in the book:

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17. Vigil (16) part of speech as used in the book:

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18. Tangible (17) part of speech as used in the book:

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19. Peremptorily (19) part of speech as used in the book:

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20. Libel (19) part of speech as used in the book:

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