The Great Gatsby Study Guide Student Copy Chapter I Vocabulary abortive fruitless; cut short – abruptly suddenly – acute sharp; keen – audible able to be heard – banns public announcement of a proposed marriage – ceased stopped – coherence clarity – compelled drove; forced – complacency self-satisfaction – conferred bestowed – contemptuous disdainful – contour shape – conviction certain belief – corroborated confirmed – deft skillful – divan couch – elations joys – epigram short, witty poem or saying – erect upright – extemporizing improvising – fervent intensely glowing – fractiousness quarrelsomeness – hardy tough – imperatively commandingly – incredulously skeptically – infinitesimal incalculably small – intimation hint – irrelevant wholly unimportant – languidly sluggishly – levity lightness; frivolousness – parcelled given; measured – paternal fatherly – peremptorily urgently; commandingly – pessimist negative thinker – preceded went before –
The Great Gatsby Study Guide Student Copy Chapter I Vocabulary abortive – fruitless; cut short abruptly – suddenly acute – sharp; keen audible – able to be heard banns – public announcement of a proposed marriage ceased – stopped coherence – clarity compelled – drove; forced complacency – self-satisfaction conferred – bestowed contemptuous – disdainful contour – shape conviction – certain belief corroborated – confirmed deft – skillful divan – couch elations – joys epigram – short, witty poem or saying erect – upright extemporizing – improvising fervent – intensely glowing fractiousness – quarrelsomeness hardy – tough imperatively – commandingly incredulously – skeptically infinitesimal – incalculably small intimation – hint irrelevant – wholly unimportant languidly – sluggishly levity – lightness; frivolousness parcelled – given; measured paternal – fatherly peremptorily – urgently; commandingly pessimist – negative thinker preceded – went before
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