vocab great Gatsby

Dismal

adjective

Showing or causing gloom or depression or

particularly bad.

Fractiousness

noun

The quality of being easily upset or annoyed;

tending to be troublesome

Haughtily

adverb

With arrogance or a sense of superiority Syn: arrogantly, boastfully

Ant: humbly

Impetuous adjective Without thought or care, marked by force and

violence of movement or action.

Impetuous

adjective

Without thought or care, marked by force and

violence of movement or action.

Incessant

adjective

Unending, continuing or following without

interruption. (negative connotation)

Ineffable

adjective

Incapable of being expressed in words, or not to

be said (Taboo). Usually has a religious

connotation.

Laudable

adjective

Worthy of praise or commendable

Levity

noun

Excessive or unseemly frivolity or silliness

Obscure

verb

To make dark, dim, or indistinct, or to conceal or

hide (as if by covering).

Perpetual

adjective

Continuing forever, everlasting.

Provincial

adjective

Lacking the polish of urban society,

unsophisticated.

Speculation

noun

An act or instance of speculating, meaning to take

to be true on the basis of insufficient evidence.

Vacuous

adjective

Empty (physically or

emotionally/intellectually/morally)

Vehement

adjective

Forceful, passionate, or intense

Vitality

noun

Lively and animated character