Gatsby: Vocab Test #1

fractious

irritable and quarrelsome;  difficult to control; unruly 

contempt

the feeling that a person or a thing is beneath consideration, worthless, or deserving scorn; disregard for something that should be taken into account

vitality

the state of being strong and active; energy

haughty

arrogantly superior and disdainful

affected

artificial, pretentious, and designed to impress

absurd

wildly unreasonable, illogical, or inappropriate; ridiculous 

accountable

required or expected to justify actions or decisions; responsible

subterfuge

deception used in order to achieve one's goal

culture

the customs, arts, social institutions, and achievements of a particular nation, people; the attitudes and behavior characteristic of a particular social group

colossal

extremely large

bewilderment

put (someone or something) under a spell

incredulous

(of a person or their manner) unwilling or unable to believe something

desolate

(of a place) deserted of people and in a state of bleak and dismal emptiness

incarnation

a person who embodies in the flesh a deity, spirit, or abstract quality

disorder

a state of confusion; the disruption of peaceful and law-abiding behavior

unutterable

too great, intense, or awful to describe

perishable

(of something abstract) having a brief life or significance; transitory;  likely to decay or go bad quickly

blossom

the state or period of flowering; bloom

wonder

a feeling of surprise mingled with admiration, caused by something beautiful, unexpected, unfamiliar, or inexplicable

indiscreet

having, showing, or proceeding from too great a readiness to reveal things that should remain secret or private 

shiftless

(of a person or action) characterized by laziness, indolence, and a lack of ambition

meretricious

apparently attractive but having, in reality, no value or integrity; relating to or