The Great Gatsby Chapter 1 vocab

Feign feigned feigning feigningly

verb. to pretend to take something such as a feeling or an action

Mar marred marring

verb. to damage or spoil the quality or appearance of something

Wistfully wistful wistfulness

adverb. in a way that shows longing or sadness for something lost or unattainable

Supercilious superciliously superciliousness

adjective. acting or looking as if one is superior to others; arrogant

Conscientious conscientiously conscientiousness

adjective. being careful, responsible, and hardworking

Reciprocal reciprocally reciprocity

adjective. given, felt, or done in return

Extemporizing extemporize extemporized extemporization

verb. speaking or performing without preparation

Peremptory peremptorily peremptoriness

adjective. insisting on immediate attention or obedience in an arrogant way

Skepticism skeptical skeptically skeptic

noun. doubt or questioning attitude, especially toward beliefs or claims

Oculist

noun. a physician who treats diseases of the eyes

anemic (anemia)

adj. lacking power or weak

facet

noun. a particular aspect or feature of something

vitality (vital)

noun. the state of being strong and active

discreet (discreetly, discretion)

adj. careful in speech or actions to avoid causing offense

permeate (permeation, permeable)

verb. to spread throughout something

convivial (conviviality, convivially)

adj. friendly, lively and enjoyable

malevolence (malevolent, malevolently)

noun, the state of having ill will or hatred towards others

subterfuge

noun. a deceit used to achieve a goal

homogeneity (homogenous)

noun. the quality of being uniform or similar in composition

elicit

verb to draw out response reaciton or information

monopolize

verb to take exclusive control of something often unfairly

gaudily

adverb in a way that is extravagantly bright or show often to the point of being tasteless

counterfeit

verb to intimate fraudulently

transpire

verb to happen or occur to become known or be revealed

laudable

adjective deserving praise or commendation

contingency

noun a future even or situation that is possible but cannot be predicted with certainty

perturbed

adjective anxious unsettled or disturbed

lethargic

adjective feeling sluggish drowsy or lacking energy