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1. a feeling of smug or uncritical satisfaction with oneself or one's achievements.
2. "There was something pathetic in his concentration, as if his complacency, more acute than of old, was not enough to him any more." - page 13
3. Satisfaction, smugness

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Definition: Impetuously refers to acting impulsively or with sudden, uncontrolled emotion or behavior.

Sentence: "what do you think?" he demanded impetuously

Synonym: Rashly, spontaneously, impulsively, recklessly, unpredictably

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One admitted to, or made free of, the privileges of a particular society or fellowship

“He’s quite a character around New Yorkers—a denizen of broadway”

Synonyms: resident, inhabitant, local

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Apathetically: Having or showing little or no feeling/emotion

“A reluctant elevator boy went for a box full of straw and some milk, to which he added on his own initiative a tin of large, hard dog-biscuits—one of which decomposed apathetically in the saucer of milk all afternoon.” (Page 29)

Synonyms: uncaring, disinterested

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Propriety: Relating to a owner or ownership

“She came in with such a proprietary haste and looked around so possessively at the furniture that I wondered if she lived here.” (Page 30)

Synonyms: trade mark, copyright

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Disconcerting

Adjective

Definition: that disturbs a person’s composure; unsettling

Synonyms: disturbing, worrying, discomfiting, troubling, off-putting

“And then came that disconcerting ride. We hadn’t reached West Egg Village before Gatsby began leaving his elegant sentences unfinished and slapping himself indecisively on the knee of his caramel-colored suit,”(64).

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Punctilious

Adjective

Definition: Strictly observant of or insistent on fine points of procedure, etiquette, or conduct; extremely or excessively particular or correct

Synonyms: meticulous, precise, detailed, particular, nitpicking

“This quality was continually breaking through his punctilious manner in the shape of restlessness,”(64).

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Definition: unable to be described in words; unspeakable

Synonyms: inexpressible, unimaginable, breathtaking, untold

“A universe of ineffable gaudiness spun itself out in his brain while the clock ticked on the washstand and the moon soaked with wet light his tangled clothes upon the floor” (99).

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Definition: A person who owns something; an owner

Synonyms: free holder, possessor, keeper, homeowner

“She came in with such a proprietary haste and looked around so possessively at the furniture that I wondered if she lived here” (30).

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Of little importance, insubstantial

Synonyms: Frivolous, Cursory, perfunctory, trivial

“I lived at West Egg, the-well, the less fashionable of the two, though this is a most superficial contrast between them” (5).

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Definition: (of an action, idea, or goal) deserving praise and commendation.

“This was his day off and with laudable initiative he had hurried out ‘to see” (97).

Synonyms:
praiseworthy

commendable

worthy

deserving

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Definition~Extremely costly and expensive-looking,

Synonyms~Luxurious, Rich, Magnificent, Lavish

“It had occurred to me that this shadow of a garage must be a blind, and that sumptuous and romantic apartments were concealed overhead, when the proprietor himself appeared in the door of an office, wiping his hands on a piece of waste.” (Page 25)

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Definition~Impossible to pass through or enter.

Synonyms~Impassable, Trackless, Closes, Bulletproof.

“Occasionally a line of gray cars crawls along an invisible track, gives out a ghastly freak, and comes to rest, and immediately the ash-gray men swarm up with leaden spades and stir up and impenetrable cloud, which screens their obscure operations from your sight” (Page 23)

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Definition: (of a place) deserted of people and in a state of bleak and dismal emptiness.

Synonyms: bleak, bare, grim, dismal

“About half-way between West egg and New York the motor road hastily joins the railroads and run beside it for a quarter of a mile, so as to shrink away from a certain desolate area of land.”

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Definition: a hint of something that is a private or personal nature

Synonyms: announcement, statement, notice, disclosure

“But I didn’t call to him, for he gave a sudden intimation that he was content to be alone- he stretched out his arms towards the dark water in a curious way, and, fat as I was from him, I could have sworn he was trembling.”

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Adverb
Definition: to do something in an unfriendly way or to make yourself seem better than everyone else.

“Throwing a regal homecoming glance around the neighborhood, Mrs. Wilson gathered up her dog and her other purchases, and went haughtily in. “(28)

Superciliously, loftily, arrogantly

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1. A sign or warning that something, usually of importance, will happen

Sentence: “As Tom took up the receiver the compressed heat exploded into sound and we were listening to the portentous chords of Mendelssohn’s Wedding March from the ballroom below” (127).

Related Terms:
Forewarning, omen, warning

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noun
1.  a consequence of an action or event, especially when complex or unwelcome.

Sentence: Giving background on Dan Cody’s life.
“The none too savory ramifications by which Ella Kaye, the newspaper women, played Madame de Maintenon to his weakness and sent him in a yacht…” (99)

Related Terms: Consequences, result, aftermath

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1) Excessively bold or forward; coming across as rude or arrogant.

2) Tom insists that Daisy go home in Mr. Gatsby’s car, saying, “Go on. He won’t annoy you. I think he realizes that his presumptuous little flirtation is over” (135). Tom describes Gatsby’s actions towards Daisy as overly bold and arrogant, but tells Daisy not to worry.

3) Overconfident, forward, shameless

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-Adverb
Definition- manifesting, feeling, or expressing deep hatred or disapproval : feeling or showing contempt.

“You live in West Egg, she remarked contemptuously” (11).
Synonyms- disrespectful, rude, insulting.

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Mentally distracted, by being drawn or driven in diverse directions or by conflicting emotions; deeply agitated or troubled.

“His head leaned back so far that it rested against the face of defunct mantelpiece clock, and from this position his distraught eyes stared down at Daisy, who was sitting, frightened but graceful, on the edge of a stiff chair.”(86)

agitated, concerned, crazy, distressed, frantic, tormented

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Noun
1. an oblique allusion : HINT, INSINUATION

especially  : a veiled or equivocal reflection on character or reputation
2. The bar was in full swing, and floating rounds of cocktails with laughter and chatter and casual innuendo and introductions forgotten on the spot.

Imputation

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1. humor or frivolity, especially the treatment of a serious matter with humor or in a manner lacking due respect.

2. Remarks or behavior intended to be amusing, flippancy.

Nick talks about himself, "Most of the confidences were unsought--- frequently I have feigned sleep, preoccupation, or a hostile levity when I realized by some unmistakable sign that an intimate revelation was quivering on the horizon." (1)

liveliness, vivacity, carefreeness.

This word relates to the book because he's about to the experience he had with Gatsby and Tom.

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Adjective
Definition- not exactly known or defined

Seeing the dogs on the train “In a basket swung from his neck cowered a dozen very recent puppies of an indeterminate breed.”(27)

Undefined, unfixed, unspecified, undetermined

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Unsuccessful outcome of an endeavor

“No-Gatsby turned out all right at the end; it is what preyed on Gatsby, what foul dust floated in the wake of his dreams that temporarily closed out my interest in the ABORTIVE sorrows and short-winded elations of men” (2).

SYNONYMS:

Failed, vain, unsuccessful, unavailing ineffectual, unproductive

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1) Generous or forgiving, especially toward a rival/ less powerful person.

2) Tom tells Daisy to go back home in Mr. Gatsby’s car; to which, “She looked at Tom, alarmed now, but he insisted with magnanimous scorn” (135).

3) Generous, charitable, big-hearted

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1. in a manner indicating disbelief.
2. "Nobody's coming to tea. Its too late!" He looked at his watch as if there was some pressing demand on his time elsewhere. "I can't wait all day." -Gatsby (85)
3. Doubtful, hesitant

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Adjective- no longer existing; dead

“His head leaned back so far that it rested against the face of a defunct mantelpiece clock, and from this position his distraught eyes stared down at Daisy…”(86).

Synonyms: discontinued, unusable, obsolete

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Definition: Prodigality refers to the quality of being wasteful or extravagant with money, resources or time.

Sentence from book:  “laughter is easier minute by minute, spilled with prodigality, tipped out at a cheerful word.”

Synonym: Extravagance, wastefulness, recklessness, profligacy, lavishness

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Noun

Reward or punishment assigned after death in accordance with a persons conduct of live

Sentence from book:
“His right hand suddenly ordered divine retribution to stand by”

Synonym: penalty, punishment, fate

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Definition- Behaving or looking as though one thinks one is superior to others.

“Now he was a sturdy straw-haired man of thirty with a rather hard mouth and a supercilious manner” (7).

Synonyms- arrogant, haughty, conceited, disdainful, overbearing, pompous.

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1. Sharing knowledge of something secret or private.

Nick's sentence: introducing himself and how he was accused of when he was in college.

"I was unjustly accused of being a politician, because I was privy to the secret griefs of wild, unknown men." (1)

aware of; accused of. Acknowledge

(Nick was always being told secrets to. He acknowledges secrets.)

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Adjective
1. continuing or following without interruption
2. “When she moved about there was an incessant clicking as innumerable pottery bracelets jiggled up and down upon her arms”
Continues, nonstop, uninterrupted

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verb- cause distress to

“We both jumped up, and, a little harrowed myself, I went out into the yard”(85).

Synonyms: torture, torment, pain

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1. having or revealing an exaggerated sense of one's own importance or abilities.

Gatsby sentence: Describing Tom -
"Two shining arrogant eyes had established dominance over his face."

related words: cocky, aloof, snobbish, rude