vocabulary of The Great Gatsby

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• impenetrable

  Not transparent, cannot be entered

• wag(outdated)

  a person who enjoys making jokes

• oculist(outdated)

  a doctor who examines and treats people's eye

• contiguous

  touching or next to smth

• sumptuous

  very expensive

• anaemic

  suffering from 貧血

• jovial

  very cheerful

• stout

  rather fat

• vitality

  energy and enthusiasm

• smolder

  1.to burn slowly without a flame
  2.to be filled with a strong emotion that you do not fully express

• defer

  to delay smth until later time

• upholstery

  soft covering on furniture such as armchairs and sofas

• rapture

  extremely happy

• haughty

  behaving rude cuz you think you are superior than them.(synonym)

• rakish

  acting immorally

• innumerable

  too many to count

• disdain

  軽蔑

• gyp

  to charge too much for smth

• strident

  having a loud, harsh and unpleasant sound

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