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superciliousSlide2

supercilious

He had changed since his New Haven years. Now he was a sturdy, straw haired man of thirty with a rather hard mouth and a

supercilious

manner. Two shining, arrogant eyes had established dominance over his face and gave him the appearance of always leaning aggressively forward.Slide3

supercilious

haughtily disdainful or contemptuous, as a person or a 

facial expression

.Slide4

supercilious

He had changed since his New Haven years. Now he was a sturdy, straw haired man of thirty with a rather hard mouth and a

supercilious

manner. Two shining, arrogant eyes had established dominance over his face and gave him the appearance of always leaning aggressively forward.Slide5

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fractious

His speaking voice, a gruff husky tenor, added to the

fractious

impression he

conveyed. There was a touch of paternal contempt in it, even toward people he liked--and there were men at New Haven who had hated his guts.Slide7

fractious

readily angered; peevish; irritable; 

quarrelsome.Slide8

fractious

His speaking voice, a gruff husky tenor, added to the

fractious

impression he

conveyed. There was a touch of paternal contempt in it, even toward people he liked--and there were men at New Haven who had hated his guts.Slide9

languidSlide10

languid

Mr. McKee was a pale feminine man from the flat below. He had just shaved for there was a white spot of lather on his cheekbone and he was most respectful in his greeting to everyone in the room. He informed me that he was in the "artistic game" and I gathered later that he was a photographer and had made the dim enlargement of Mrs. Wilson's mother which hovered like an ectoplasm on the wall. His wife was shrill,

languid

, handsome and horrible. She told me with pride that her husband had photographed her a hundred and twenty-seven times since they had been married.Slide11

languid

lacking in spirit or interest; listless; indifferent.Slide12

languid

Mr. McKee was a pale feminine man from the flat below. He had just shaved for there was a white spot of lather on his cheekbone and he was most respectful in his greeting to everyone in the room. He informed me that he was in the "artistic game" and I gathered later that he was a photographer and had made the dim enlargement of Mrs. Wilson's mother which hovered like an ectoplasm on the wall. His wife was shrill,

languid

, handsome and horrible. She told me with pride that her husband had photographed her a hundred and twenty-seven times since they had been married.Slide13

deftSlide14

deft

Making a short

deft

movement

he broke the other man’s nose

with his open hand.Slide15

deft

Skillful in the use of hands or body;

nimble.Slide16

deft

Making a short

deft

movement

he broke the other man’s nose

with his open hand.Slide17

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convivial

Girls

were putting their heads on men's shoulders in a puppyish,

convivial

way, girls were swooning backward playfully into men's arms, even into groups knowing that some one would arrest their falls--but no one swooned backward on Gatsby and no French bob touched Gatsby's shoulder and no singing quartets were formed with Gatsby's head for one link.Slide19

convivial

friendly; 

agreeable.Slide20

convivial

Girls

were putting their heads on men's shoulders in a puppyish,

convivial

way, girls were swooning backward playfully into men's arms, even into groups knowing that some one would arrest their falls--but no one swooned backward on Gatsby and no French bob touched Gatsby's shoulder and no singing quartets were formed with Gatsby's head for one link.Slide21

juxtapositionSlide22

juxtaposition

"Five with Becker." His nostrils turned to me in an interested way. "I understand you're looking for a business

gonnegtion

."

The juxtaposition of these two remarks was startling. Gatsby answered for me:

"Oh, no," he exclaimed, "this isn't the man!"Slide23

juxtaposition

an act or instance of placing close together or side by 

side, especially

 for comparison or contrast.Slide24

juxtaposition

"Five with Becker." His nostrils turned to me in an interested way. "I understand you're looking for a business

gonnegtion

."

The juxtaposition of these two remarks was startling. Gatsby answered for me:

"Oh, no," he exclaimed, "this isn't the man!"Slide25

vestigeSlide26

vestige

They were sitting at either end of the couch looking at each other as if some question had been asked or was in the air, and every

vestige

of embarrassment was gone.Slide27

vestige

a very slight trace or amount of 

something

.Slide28

vestige

They were sitting at either end of the couch looking at each other as if some question had been asked or was in the air, and every

vestige

of embarrassment was gone.Slide29

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portentous

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.Slide31

portentous

ominously significant or 

indicative.Slide32

portentous

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.Slide33

garrulousSlide34

garrulous

I suppose there'd be a curious crowd around there all day with little boys searching for dark spots in the dust and some

garrulous

man telling over and over what had happened until it became less and less real even to

him.Slide35

garrulous

excessively talkative in a rambling, roundabout 

manner,especially

 about trivial matters.Slide36

garrulous

I suppose there'd be a curious crowd around there all day with little boys searching for dark spots in the dust and some

garrulous

man telling over and over what had happened until it became less and less real even to

him.Slide37

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pasquinade

When

his testimony

at the

trial brought

to light

her suspicions,

I thought the whole tale would shortly be served up in racy

pasquinade-

-but Catherine, who might have said anything, didn't say a word.Slide39

pasquinade

satire or lampoon, especially one posted in a public 

place.Slide40

pasquinade

When

his testimony

at the

trial brought

to light

her suspicions,

I thought the whole tale would shortly be served up in racy

pasquinade-

-but Catherine, who might have said anything, didn't say a word.