Gatsby - Vocab. Def's #2

Amorphous

Without a clearly defined shape or form.

Garrulous

Excessively talkative in a rambling, roundabout manner, especially about trivial matters.

Insidious

Gradually or subtly harmful.

Nebulous

Hazy, vague, indistinct, or confused.

Obstinate

Inflexible; stubborn; not yielding.

Superfluous

Excessive; unnecessary or needless.

Wan

Having an unnatural or sickly pallor; lacking color.

Aesthetic

Principles guiding the work of an artist; beautiful qualities.

Antecedent

A preceding circumstance, event, object, style, or phenomenon.

Euphemism

Substitution of an agreeable expression for an unpleasant one.

Menagerie

A wild, varied combination of things.

Notoriety

The state of being notorious; fame, usually for bad reasons.

Rancor

Resentment or ill will; hatred.

Reverie

Being lost in thought.

Exalt

To raise in rank, power, or character.

Harrow

Cause distress to.

Pander

To provide gratification or indulge others' desires.

Pervade

Spread throughout and be perceived in every part of.

Surmise

To think or infer without strong evidence; guess.

Fortuitously

Happening by a lucky chance.

Indefinitely

Vague; having no exact limits.

Invariably

Always; on every occasion.

Magnanimously

Showing nobility and generosity in mind toward an enemy.

Precipitately

Very quickly or suddenly, usually without enough care and thought.

Vicariously

Felt imaginatively by observing others' experiences.