The Great Gatsby Vocab

Fractiousness

irritability, disorderliness

feigned

pretended

Exempt

free from obligation

Bizzarre

odd, grotesque

Complacency

self-satifaction, smugness,

Intimation

hint suggestion

Desolate

lonely, forlorn, solitary

Supercilious

arrogant

Contiguous

adjoining, touching, in contact

Apathetic

Not interested or concerned, indifferent

Languid

lacking in spirit or interest, listless

Hauteur

disdainful pride, arrogance

Vehemently

Forcefully

Credulity

willingness to believe or trust too readily

Convivial

sociable, companionable

Punctilious

precise, formal, attentive to detail

Labyrinth

maze

Disconcerting

Confusing, in the face of something totally unexpected

Juxtaposition

side-by-side placement for comparison or contrast

Simultaneous

at the same time

Defunct

no longer existing, dead

Vestige

a trace of something no longer existing

Fluctuate

to vary, change continually

Cynical

skeptical of goodness and sincerity

Contingency

a possible event

Oblivion

nothingness, extinction

Saunter

leisurely stroll

Dilatory

slow, delaying

Abyss

bottomless pit, immeasurable space

Intermittent

periodic, alternately ceasing and beginning again

Presumptuous

overly bold, forward, arrogant

Formidable

awesome strength, hard, difficulty

Incessant

without stopping, continuing without interruption

Ravenously

hungrily, extremely hungry

Pervaded

spread throughout

Corroborate

Confirm, to make more certain

Garrulous

overly talkative, rambling

Amorphous

formless, no specific shape

Holocaust

complete destruction

Superfluous

excessive

Transitory

temporary

Incoherent

inaudible