Gatsby Vocabulary

Fractiousness

irritability

Conscientious

careful

Incredulous

showing unbelief

Reciprocal

mutual; matching

Wan

of unnatural / sickly pallor; lacking color

Complacent

without awareness of potential danger; self-satisfied

Intimation

hint —> make known subtly

Anon

soon

Supercilious

arrogant

Contiguous

continuous

Facet

aspect

Cower

to crouch (in fear / shame)

Interpose

to step in between parties arguing; mediate

Apathetic

not interested; unresponsive

Languid

lacking in spirit; indifferent

Strident

having an irritating quality

Deft

nimble; skillful; clever

Hauteur

disdainful pride

Clad

dressed / covered

Permeate

to pass into or through every part of; to penetrate through the pores

Erroneous

wrong

Prodigality

extravagance

Vehement

emotional / passionate

Cordial

courteous; friendly

Impetuous

impulsive

Vacuous

lacking in ideas or intelligence

Corpulent

fat —> bulky of body

Provincial

having viewpoints of unsophisticated ppl of a province; illiberal

Din

a loud noisy clamor

Credulity

willingness to believe

Ascertain

make sure

Convivial

sociable

Affectation

fake behavior

Knickerbocker

a New Yorker

Sporadic

occasional

Divine retribution

punishment from a higher being for bad deeds

Rajah

Indian king; a minor chief

Elicit

to bring out

Valor

heroic bravery

Somnambulatory

sleep walking

Denizen

a resident; one that frequents a particular place

Jaunty

easy and sprightly in manner or bearing ; stylish

Punctilious

precise, formal

Juxtaposition

side-by-side placement

Abortive

unsuccessful

Rout

overwhelming defeat

Suppress

abolish; stop

Innumerable

countless

Reproach

blame

Serf

a slave

Obstinate

stubborn

Exult

show/feel a triumphant joy

Hulking

heavy and clumsy; bulky

Nebulous

hazy, vague, or confused

Vestige

a trace of something no longer existing

Fluctuate

to vary

Laudable

deserving praise

Insidious

intended to entrap / trick

Repose

peace; calm

Debauch*

unrestrained spree or party

Antecedent*

a previous event, object, style

Ingratiate

to establish (oneself) in good graces of others w/ deliberate effort

Perturb

to throw into great disorder; bother

Dilatory

tending to delay or procrastinate; slow

Desolate

barren or laid waste; devastated; uninhabited; lonely

Elusive

hard to express or define; cleverly or skillfully evasive

Turgid

pompous, swollen

Contingency

a possible event

Profusion

abundance

Oblivion

nothingness

Saunter

leisurely stroll

Lapse

a slip or error, often of trivial sort; failure

Insistent*

persistent

Tentative

unsure; uncertain; not definite or positive

Abrupt

sudden

Tumult

uproar

Portentous

ominous —> predictive of future bad events

Irreverent

disrespectful; critical of what’s respected

Vicarious

acting as a substitute

Rancor

resentment; malicious hatred

Formidable

forceful; powerful

Affront

offense

Abyss

bottomless pit

Inviolate*

sacred, intact

Intermittent

periodic

Humidor

storage for cigars / tobacco

Indiscernible

cannot be seen clearly

Settee

a seat for two or more persons, having a back and usually arms, and often upholstered

In cahoots

in partnership / conspiracy

Divot

a piece of turf gouged out with a club in making a stroke

Garrulous

excessively talkative in a rambling, roundabout manner, esp. about trivial matters

Incoherent

w/o logical connection; rambling

Conceivable

imaginable; believable

Forlorn

unhappy or miserable (feeling, condition, or appearance)

Laden

burdened; loaded down

Incessant

without stopping

Ravenously

hungrily

Pervaded

spread throughout

Garrulous

overly talkative

Amorphous

formless