Great Gatsby Vocab

Unaffected

not influenced or changed mentally

Wistfully

Characterized with a feeling of vague or regretful longing; a feeling of melancholy or yearning

Superlicious

Disdainful or cotemptuous, as a person or facial expression

Peremptorily

Expressive of urgency or command.

Contemptuous

Mainfesting, feeling, or expressing deep hatred or disapproval: feeling or showing contempt.

Corroborate

To make certain; to support with evidence or authority (as in a court of law)

Pastoral

Of or relating to the countryside or country people especially in an idealized manner; pleasingly peaceful and innocent

Haughty

Blantantly and disdainfully proud: having or show an attitude of superiority and contempt for people or things percieved to be inferior

Proprietary

One that possesses, owns, or holds exclusive right to something; a business secretly owned by and run as a cover for an intelligence organization.

Incredulous

Unwilling to admit or accept what is offered as true; skepitcal

Vehement

Marked by forceful energy; intensely emotional; forcibly expressed

Ascertain

To find out or learn with certainty; confirm

Provincial

A person of local or restricted interests or outlook; a person lacking urban polish or refinement.

Jaunty

Spritely in manner or appearance (lively)

Cardinal

of basic importance (Cardinal principle); very serious or grave (Cardinal sin)

Gonnegtion

Misspellling of the word connected used by Meter Wolfhseim towards Nick to emphasize Wolfsheim’s unique pronounciation

Benediction

The invocation or state of a blessing; the short blessing with which public worship is concluded or with which the congregation is dismissed

Wan

Suggestive of poor health; lacking vitality; languid (a wan smile)

Gaudy

Tastelessly ornamented; marked by extravagance or sometimes tasteless showiness

Conceit

An elaborate strained metaphor

Contingent

Subject to change or unseen effects; something that may but is not certain to occur; something liable to happen as a result of something elseI

Oblivion

The fact or condition of not remembering; the condition or state of being forgotten or unknown

Dilatory

Tending or intended to cause delay; procrastination

Truculent

Aggressively self-assertive; scathingly harsh

Incessant

Continuing or following without interription; unceasing

Redolent

Aromatic excluding fragrance; evocative, suggestive