Great Gatsby Vocab Ch 1-3

Complacent

Self-satisfied with one's achievements, smug.

Conscientious

Wishing to do what is right.

Contemptuous

Showing disrespect, insulting.

Feign

To pretend to be affected by something.

Fractious

Irritable, grumpy.

Intimation

To make something known, announcement.

Reproach

To address someone with disappointment or disapproval.

Unobtrusive

NOT bringing attention to something.

Ambiguously

Up for multiple interpretations, unclear.

Countenance

A person's face.

Incessant

Continuing without pause, constant.

Languid

Relaxed, unhurried.

Pastoral

Associated with country life.

Strident

Loud and harsh.

Divergence

The state of separating, parting.

Erroneous

Wrong or incorrect.

Impetuously

In a sudden and quick way without concern for others, abrupt.

Innuendo

A subtle remark or hint towards something provocative (inappropriate).

Permeate

To spread throughout.

Provincial

Small town, country like.

What does the word 'complacent' mean?

Self-satisfied with one's achievements.

To act in a way that shows a desire to do what is right is described as:

Conscientious.

If someone is being described as 'fractious,' they are likely:

Irritable.

To pretend to feel something is to:

Feign.

An 'innuendo' is best described as:

A subtle remark or hint.