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Teacherbot 17 Aug, 12:10:33
  1. Feigned (p. 9) - pretending to be affected by something
  2. Supercilious (p. 11) - behaving or looking as though one thinks they are superior to others
  3. Incredulous (p. 18) - unwilling or unable to believe something
  4. Contemptuous (p. 19) - showing contempt; scornful
  5. Peremptory (p. 22) - insisting on immediate attention or obedience
  6. Hauteur (p. 26) - haughtiness of manner; disdainful pride
  7. Strident (p. 29) - loud and harsh; grating
  8. Innuendo (p. 36) - an allusive or oblique remark or hint, typically a suggestive or disparaging one
  9. Vacuous (p. 39) - having or showing a lack of thought or intelligence; mindless
  10. Echolalia (p. 42) - meaningless repetition of another person’s spoken words as a symptom of psychiatric disorder

Note: The page numbers provided are based on the standard edition of “The Great Gatsby” by F. Scott Fitzgerald.