Ch. 3 Gatsby Vocabulary

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toil (v.)

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To engage in long and tiresome work; to labor with great effort and at long length.

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gaudy (adj.)

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Tastelessly showy or extravagant; marked by a garish ornamentation that reflects bad taste.

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permeate (v.)

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To spread throughout an area; to diffuse through something.

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vehemently (adv.)

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Done with passionate emotion; fervidly.

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homogeneity (n.)

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The quality of being made up of the same kind of people or things; the opposite of heterogeneity or diversity.

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vacuous (adj.)

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Empty of ideas or content; lacking meaning or substance; hollow, superficial.

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provincial (adj.)

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Of or related to the provinces or country life; having a narrow mind or limited outlook; lacking a broad-minded or worldly outlook.

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convivial (adj.)

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Fond of the pleasure of good company.

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dissension (n.)

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Disagreement that causes people to argue.

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elude (v.)

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To escape one's perception or understanding; to avoid being grasped.