great gatsby vocab

oppressive

burdensome, unjustly harsh, or overwhelming

patronizing

treating someone with unfair of superiority

defiant

showing open resistance or bold disobedience

vicarious

experienced in the imagination through the feelings

tumultuous

making a loud confused noise

hostile

unfriendly, or characteristic of an enemy

credulous

gullible; believing in something easily

exasperated

immensely irritated and agitated

corridor

a long hallway or passage in a building

sacrilege

violation or misuse of what is regarded as sacred

melancholy

a feeling of pensive sadness, typically no cause

hollow

having a hole or empty space

fortitude

courage in pain; adversity

solitude

the state of being alone

ineffable

too great or extreme to be expressed or described in words

devotion

strong love, loyalty or dedication towards something or someone

elusive

something or someone that is difficult to find

grotesque

something fantastically ugly or distorted

transitory

not permanent; not lasting for a long time

obscurity

a state of being unknown

holocaust

anti-semitism movement

vacant

not occupied; empty

reverent

feeling or showing deep respect

enduring

lasting over a period of time; durable