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great gatsby vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| feign | give a false appearance of ( act, affect, assume, bluff) |
| supercilious | having or showing arrogant disdain or haughtiness ( bossy · cavalier · cocky · condescending) |
| conscientious | meticulous; careful; painstaking; particular (diligent · fastidious · fussy · meticulous) |
| reciprocal | concerning each of two or more persons or things(complementary · mutual · companion) |
| complacent | the feeling you have when you are satisfied with yourself( confident · happy · pleased ·) |
| infinite | Indefinitely or exceedingly large. ( absolute · bottomless · boundless) |
| intimation | an indirect suggestion(allusion · announcement · breath ) |
| anon | (old-fashioned or informal) in a little while(allusion · announcement · breath) |
| contiguous | sharing a common border; touching.(adjacent) |
| facet | one side of something many-sided, especially of a cut gem.(surface) |
| cower | crouch down in fear.(shrink) |
| interpose | place or insert between one thing and another.(insinuate) |
| apathetic | showing or feeling no interest, enthusiasm, or concern.(uninterested) |
| languid | displaying or having a disinclination for physical exertion or effort; slow and relaxed.(relaxed) |
| imply | strongly suggest the truth or existence of (something not expressly stated).(implicit) |
| strident | loud and harsh; grating.(harsh) |
| deft | neatly skillful and quick in one's movements.(androint) |
| clad | clothed(dressed) |
| permeate | to pass through(penetrate) |
| innuendo | indirect info about a person or thing (insinuation) |
| erroneous | straying from what is normal (false) |
| vehement | strong emotion (passionate) |
| cordial | being very courteous(friendly) |
| impetuous | sudden harsh action (impulsive) |
| vacuous | lacking ideas and intelligence |
| corpulent | lacking or bulky of body (fat) |
| provincial | belonging to a particular providence(local) |
| din | a loud, confused noise(uproar) |
| knickerbocker | any new-Yorker |
| fluctuate | to change continually(back and forth) |
| sporadic | appearing in scattered instances(unconnected) |
| divine retribution | punishment by god(supernatural punishment) |
| rajah | a king or prince(ruler) |
| elicit | to bring out or forth(evoke) |
| valor | determination in facing great danger(courage) |
| somnambulatory | to walk during sleep(sleepwalk) |
| deinizen | a person who regularly stays at one pace(resident) |
| jaunty | expressing a lively(easy) |
| rout | an overwhelming defeat(swarm) |
| suppress | to put an end to something(abolish) |
| innumerable | incapable of being numbered(numbered) |
| ecstatic | a state of sudden intense emotion(rapturous) |
| reproach | to find fault with something |
| serf | a person in a state of slavery(peasant) |
| obstinate | not easily controlled(inflexible) |
| exult | feeling of lively triumphant joy(delight) |
| hulking | heavy and clumsy(bulky) |
| nebulous | hazy or confused(cloudlike) |
| laudable | deserving praise(praiseworthy) |
| insidious | intended to entrap(corrupting) |
| repose | state of being at rest(sleep) |
| debauch | to corrupt or pervert(seduce) |
| antecedent | a preceding circumstance(prior) |
| ingratiate | bring oneself into favor with someone by flattering or trying to please them |
| perturb | to disturb or disquiet(agitate) |
| dilatory | to delay or procrastinate(slow) |
| desolate | feeling of being abandoned by friends(lonely) |
| elusive | difficult to find(puzzling) |
| lapse | slip or error(failure) |
| insistent | compelling attention(notice) |
| tentative | not definite or positive(unsure) |
| abrupt | sudden or expected(quick) |
| tumult | violent or noisy disturbance of a crowd (uproar) |
| portentous | significant or indicative(inauspicious) |
| irrelevant | showing lack of respect for people or thing that are generally taken seriously(profane) |
| vicarious | experienced in the imagination through the feelings or actions of another person |
| rancor | bitter, rankling resentment or ill will(hatred) |
| formidable | causing fear, apprehension, or dread(dreadful) |
| humidor | container or storage for cigars and tobacco(bag) |
| indisernible | cannot be seen or perceived clearly(imperceptible) |
| settee | a seat for two or more people(loveseat) |
| in cahoots | see in league with(linked) |
| divot | a piece of turf |
| garrulous | expressively talkative(babbling) |
| incoherent | without logical or meaningful connection(confused) |
| conceivable | capable of being conceived(imaginable) |
| forlorn | unhappy or miserable(sad) |
| laden | loaded down(full) |
| pasquinable | satire in a public place(burlesque) |
| derange | to throw into disorder(disarrange) |
| surmise | to interfere without strong evidence(suspect) |
| superflouos | being more than was required(excessive) |
| elocution | a persons manner of speaking or reading aloud in public (oral delivery) |
| unutterable | too great, intense, or awful to describe.(indescribable) |
| subtle | so delicate or precise as to be difficult to analyze or describe.(fine) |
| orgastic | the physical and emotional sensation experienced at the peak of sexual excitation |
| borne | carried or transported by the thing specified. |
| ceaselessly | continuously and without end(to cease) |
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