Great Gatsby Vocab 2

gaudy

tastelessly showy

ecstatic

feeling great rapture or delight

retribution

a justly deserved penalty

feudal

Relating to a system where vassals are protected by lords

grotesque

distorted and unnatural in shape or size; abnormal and hideous

defunct

 no longer in force or use; inactive

corrugated

 shaped into alternating parallel grooves and ridges

platonic

free from physical desire

fluctuating

having unpredictable ups and downs

vestige

 an indication that something has been present

exultation

the utterance of sounds expressing great joy

profound

 situated at or extending to great depth; too deep to have been sounded or plumbed

labyrinth

complex system of paths or tunnels in which it is easy to get lost

juxtaposition

the act of positioning close together (or side by side)

innumerable

 too numerous to be counted

meretricious

Based on pretense; deceptively pleasing

conceit

 the trait of being unduly vain and conceited; false pride

transpire

come about, happen, or occur

obstinate

tenaciously unwilling or marked by tenacious unwillingness to yield

 Bona fide

not counterfeit or copied

turgid

 ostentatiously lofty in style

incarnation

the act of attributing human characteristics to abstract ideas etc.

denizen

 a plant or animal naturalized in a region

punctilious

marked by precise accordance with details

vitality

the property of being able to survive and grow