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Great Gatsby Vocab
A set of vocab words for the Great Gatsby
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Boisterous | a. adjective b. noisy, energetic, cheerful; rowdy |
| Conceit | a. noun b. an excessively favorable opinion of one's own ability, importance, wit |
| Contiguous | a. adjective b. touching; in contact. |
| Defunct | a. adjective b. no longer in effect or use; not operating or functioning |
| Denizen | a. noun b. an inhabitant, resident |
| Disconcert | a. verb b. to disturb the self-possession of; perturb; unsettle |
| Effeminate | a. adjective b. (of a man or boy) having traits, tastes, habits, etc., traditionally considered feminine, as softness or delicacy. |
| Euphemism | a. noun b. the substitution of a mild, indirect, or vague expression for one thought to be offensive, harsh, or blunt |
| Florid | a. adjective b. reddish; ruddy; rosy/flowery; excessively ornate; showy |
| Fortuitous | a. adjective b. happening or produced by chance; accidental |
| Grail | a. noun b. any greatly desired and sought-after objective; ultimate ideal or reward |
| Ineffable | a. adjective b. incapable of being expressed or described in words; inexpressible |
| Ingratiate | a. verb b. to establish (oneself or another person) in the favor or good graces of someone, especially by deliberate effort (usually followed by with) |
| Innuendo | a. noun b. an indirect intimation about a person or thing, especially of a disparaging or a derogatory nature |
| Insidious | a. adjective b. intended to entrap or beguile |
| Libertine | a. noun b. a person who is morally or sexually unrestrained, especially a dissolute man; a profligate; rake |
| Meretricious | a. adjective b. alluring by a show of flashy or vulgar attractions; tawdry |
| Pastoral | a. adjective b. having the simplicity, charm, serenity, or other characteristics generally attributed to rural areas |
| Peremptorily | a. adverb b. in a way that leaves no opportunity for denial or refusal |
| Presumptuous | a. adjective b. full of, characterized by, or showing presumption or readiness to presume in conduct or thought, as by saying or doing something without right or permission |
| Privy | a. adjective b. participating in the knowledge of something private or secret (usually followed by to |
| Provocation | a. noun b. something that incites, instigates, angers, or irritates |
| Punctilious | a. adjective b. extremely attentive to punctilios; strict or exact in the observance of the formalities or amenities of conduct or actions |
| Supercilious | a. adjective b. haughtily disdainful or contemptuous, as a person or a facial expression. |
| Superficial | a. adjective b. being at, on, or near the surface |
| Transcendent | a. adjective b. going beyond ordinary limits; surpassing; exceeding |
| Turbulent | a. adjective b. being in a state of agitation or tumult; disturbed |
| Turgid | a. adjective b. swollen; distended; tumid |
| Vestige | a. noun b. a mark, trace, or visible evidence of something that is no longer present or in existence |
| Vicarious | a. adjective b. performed, exercised, received, or suffered in place of another |
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