The Great Gatsby Vocabt #

privy

privy

sharing in the knowledge of something secret or private (ADJ)

levity

feeling an inappropriate lack of seriousness (N)

languidly

in a lethargic manner; lacking energy (ADJ)

complacency

self-satisfaction or smug satisfaction with an existing situation (N)

sumptouous

luxuriously fine or large;lavish; splendid (ADJ)

haugty

disdainfully proud; snobbish; scornfully arrogant (ADJ)

permeate

to pass into or through every part (v)

innuendo

an indirect intimation about a person or thing, especially of an insulting nature (N)

poignant

affecting or moving emotions (ADJ)

subterfuge

a trick used to evade a rule, escape a consequence, or hide something (n)

juxtaposition

an instance of placing side by side. especially for a comparison or contrast (n)

debutante

a young woman making a debut into society (n)