superfluous. "That request seemed superfluous when I wrote it."
more than is needed, desired, or required
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sneer. "However, that was my fault, for he was one of those who used to sneer most bitterly at Gatsby on the courage of Gatsby's liquor and I should have known better than to call him."
a facial expression of contempt or scorn
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vain. "But when I'd shouted "Hello" several times in vain an argument broke out behind a partition and presently a lovely Jewess appeared at an interior door and scrutinized me with black hostile eyes."
unproductive of success
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reverent. "He drew me into his office, remarking in a reverent voice that it was a sad time for all of us, and offered me a cigar."
feeling or showing profound respect or veneration
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elocution. "Practice elocution, poise and how to attain it 5.00-6.00"
an expert manner of speaking involving control of voice
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indecipherable. "No wasting time at Shafters or [a name, indecipherable]"
not easily decoded
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inquisition. " swollen towns beyond the Ohio, with their interminable inquisitions which spared only the children and the very old--even then it had always for me a quality of distortion."
a severe interrogation
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refuse. "But I wanted to leave things in order and not just trust that obliging and indifferent sea to sweep my refuse away."
food that is discarded, as from a kitchen
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transitory. "pandered in whispers to the last and greatest of all human dreams; for a transitory enchanted moment man must have held his breath in the presence of this continent,"
lasting a very short time
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recede. "Gatsby believed in the green light, the orgastic future that year by year recedes before us."
