Gatsby 2

Gatsby 2

Gatsby 2


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Karten 26
Lernende 14
Sprache English
Kategorie Englisch
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Erstellt / Aktualisiert 17.10.2023 / 12.03.2025
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adv. done or made very quickly; often without care
 

hasty

adj. deserted, without inhabitants, barren
 

desolate

adj. going beyond the limits of ordinary experience
 

transcendent

n. a person known to someone, but usually not a close friend
 

acquaintance

adj. not clearly defined, not easy to see or detect with the senses
 

faint

adj. happy; good-humored, in high spirits; merry
 

jovial

adj. skinny; unattractively thin; far too lacking in muscle and fat
 

scrawny

adj. arrogant, excessively proud and vain
 

haughty

adj. unwilling: not eager; feeling or showing doubt about doing something
 

reluctant

adj. careful about what one says or does; slightly secretive.
 

discreet

adj. having a lot of experience of life
 

worldly

v. to move in a lively or bouncy manner; to move with exaggerated motions
 

flounce

adj. doubtful or uncertain; can be interpreted several ways
 

ambiguous

adj. disbelieving; not able or willing to believe something
 

incredulous

n. - aspect, feature; a part or element of something
 

facet

n. - liveliness; energy (physical and/or mental); spirit; vigor; energetic quality
 

vitality

adj. - loud, harsh, grating, or shrill
 

strident

adj. - having traits, tastes or habits traditionally considered feminine
 

effeminate

adj. - felt very strongly; showing very strong feelings; enthusiasm
 

fervent

adj. - formal; serious; sober; lacking humor or happiness
 

solemn

n. - appearance, especially the face; a person's expression
 

countenance

n. talk in which people make jokes about each other in a friendly way
 

banter

n. a person who usually expects bad things to happen
 

n. a person who usually expects bad things to happen

adj. refusing to obey something or someone
 

defiant

adj. continuing without stopping; not stopping — used to describe something that is unpleasant or annoying
 

incessant

adj. having a very loud, high-pitched sound;
 

shrill