The Great Gatsby

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Vulnerable:open to assault

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Criticizing:to find fault with

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Advantages:A relatively favorable position; superiority of means

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Reserved:formal or self-restrained

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Consequence:the effect, result, or outcome

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Privy:participating in the knowledge of something private

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unsought:not desired

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feigned:pretended

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preoccupation:A state of being when one’s mind is on other thoughts

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hostile:angry

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levity:lightness of mind, character, or behavior

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intimate:very private; closely personal

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revelation:disclosure; act of revealing

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quivering:to shake

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plagiaristic:to pass off someone else’s thing as your own

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marred:damaged or spoiled

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suppressions: putting down by force

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fundamental:basic

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decencies:proper behavior

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parceled:divide into portions

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boasting:bragging

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tolerance:putting up with ways that are different from one’s own

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riotous:obnoxious; disorderly

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excursions:short trip taken for pleasure; getaway

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exempt:release; make free from

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unaffected:simple; natural

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scorn:look down upon; despise

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intricate:complicated

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responsiveness:a reaction of mind or body to something

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flabby:soft; weak

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impressionability:act of being easily influenced

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dignified:having pride and self-respect

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temperament:a person’s nature

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abortive:unsuccessful; fruitless

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sorrows:sadness; regret

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elations:joy; extreme happiness