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Gatsby Vocab 1
Vocabulary of The Great Gatsby of chapter 1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| feign | to represent fictitiously; put on an appearance |
| supercilious | haughtily disdainful or contemptuous, as a person or a facial expression |
| conscientious | governed by conscience; controlled by or done according to one's inner sense of what is right; principled |
| reciprocal | given or felt by each toward the other; mutual |
| complacent | pleased, especially with oneself or one's merits, advantages, situation, etc., often without awareness of some potential danger or defect; self-satisfied |
| infinite | immeasurably great |
| anon | in a short time; soon |
| intimation | the act of intimating, or making known indirectly |