The Great Gatsby Vocab Part 2

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Vital: full of life, important

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Not: arrogant, detail-oriented, lavish

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Punctilious

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Extreme attention to detail

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Turgid

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Swollen; bombastic style; overinflated self-importance

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Pretentious

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self-consciously weighty; pompous

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Supercilious

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contemptuous, revengeful, causing trouble

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Prodigality

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lavishness; reckless luxury, spending $ to show off

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Provincial

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Limited thoughts; narrow; unsophisticated

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Strident

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Commanding attention; pushy

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Redolent

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aromatic; scented; suggestive of, reminds you of

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Peremptory

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Admitting no argument; arrogant self-assurance