the great Gatsby vocab

Feign

to imitate deceptively; to make believe; pretend.

Infinite

indefinitely or exceedingly large.

Supercilious

having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy.

Conscientious

meticulous; careful; painstaking; particular.

Incredulous

indicating or showing unbelief.

Reciprocal

mutual; corresponding; matching; complementary; equivalent.

Wan

of an unnatural or sickly pallor; pallid; lacking color.

Complacent

often without awareness of some potential danger or defect; self-satisfied.

Anon

in a short time; soon.

Intimation

make known subtly and indirectly; hint.

Contiguous

connecting without a break; uninterrupted.

Facet

aspect; phase; side.

Cower

to crouch, as in fear or shame.

Interpose

to step in between parties at variance; mediate.

Apathetic

not interested or concerned; indifferent or unresponsive.

Languid

lacking in spirit or interest; listless; indifferent.

Imply

to indicate or suggest without being explicitly stated.

Strident

having a shrill, irritating quality or character.

Deft

nimble; skillful; clever.

Clad

dressed; covered.

Permeate

to pass into or through every part of; to penetrate through the pores; to be diffused through; pervade; saturate.

Innuendo

an indirect comment about a person or thing, esp. of a disparaging or a derogatory nature.

Erroneous

containing error; mistaken; incorrect; wrong.

Vehement

strongly emotional; intense or passionate.

Cordial

courteous and gracious; friendly; warm.

Impetuous

characterized by sudden or rash action, emotion, etc.; impulsive.

Vacuous

lacking in ideas or intelligence.

Corpulent

large or bulky of body; portly; stout; fat.

Provincial

having the manners, and viewpoints considered characteristic of unsophisticated inhabitants of a province; rustic; narrow or illiberal.

Din

a loud, confused noise; a continued loud or tumultuous sound; noisy clamor.

Knickerbocker

any New Yorker.

Fluctuate

to change continually; shift back and forth.

Sporadic

appearing or happening at irregular intervals in time; occasional.

Divine retribution

punishment from a higher being for bad deeds or transgressions.

Rajah

a king or prince in India; a minor chief or dignitary.

Elicit

to draw or bring out or forth; educe; evoke.

Valor

heroic courage; bravery.

Somnambulatory

related to sleep walking.

Denizen

an inhabitant; a resident; one that frequents a particular place.

Jaunty

easy and sprightly in manner or bearing.

Rout

an overwhelming defeat.

Suppress

to do away with; abolish; stop.

Innumerable

very numerous; incapable of being counted; countless.

Ecstatic

subject to or in a state of ecstasy; rapturous.

Reproach

to find fault with (a person, group, etc.); blame.

Serf

a slave.

Obstinate

inflexible; stubborn; not yielding.

Exult

to show or feel a lively or triumphant joy; rejoice; be highly elated or jubilant.

Hulking

heavy and clumsy; bulky.

Nebulous

hazy, vague, indistinct, or confused.

Laudable

deserving praise; praiseworthy; commendable.

Insidious

intended to entrap or trick.

Repose

peace; tranquility; calm.

Debauch

an uninhibited spree or party.

Antecedent

a preceding circumstance, event, object, style, phenomenon.

Ingratiate

to establish (oneself) in the favor or good graces of others by deliberate effort.

Perturb

to throw into great disorder; derange; bother; annoy.

Dilatory

tending to delay or procrastinate; slow; tardy.

Desolate

barren or laid waste; devastated; deprived or destitute of inhabitants; deserted; uninhabited; solitary; lonely.

Elusive

hard to express or define; cleverly or skillfully evasive.

Lapse

a slip or error, often of a trivial sort; failure. (V.) -to come to an end; stop.

Insistent

earnest or emphatic in dwelling upon, maintaining, or demanding something; persistent.

Tentative

unsure; uncertain; not definite or positive; hesitant.

Abrupt

sudden or unexpected.

Tumult

uproar; disorder; highly distressing agitation of mind or feeling.

Portentous

ominous, predictive of future bad events.

Irreverent

not respectful; critical of what is generally accepted or respected.

Vicarious

taking the place of another person or thing; acting or serving as a substitute.

Rancor

resentment or ill will; hatred; malice.

Formidable

of great strength; forceful; powerful.

Humidor

a container or storage room for cigars or other preparations of tobacco, fitted with means for keeping the tobacco suitably moist.

Indiscernible

cannot be seen or perceived clearly; imperceptible.

Settee

a seat for two or more persons, having a back and usually arms, and often upholstered.

In cahoots

in partnership; in league with; in conspiracy.

Divot

a piece of turf gouged out with a club in making a stroke.

Garrulous

excessively talkative in a rambling, roundabout manner, esp. about trivial matters.

Incoherent

without logical or meaningful connection; disjointed; rambling.

Conceivable

imaginable; believable.

Forlorn

desolate or dreary; unhappy or miserable, as in feeling, condition, or appearance.

Laden

burdened; loaded down.

Pasquinade

a satire or lampoon, esp. one posted in a public place.

Derange

to disturb the condition, action, or function of; to make insane.

Surmise

to think or infer without certain or strong evidence; conjecture; guess.

Superfluous

being more than is sufficient or required; excessive; unnecessary or needless.

Elocution

a person's manner of speaking or reading aloud in public.

Unutterable

unspeakable; beyond expression.

Subtle

difficult to perceive or understand.

Orgiastic

at the height of emotional excitement.

Borne

carried.

Ceaselessly

without stopping or pausing; unendingly; incessantly.