Gatsby

Fractiousness

Irritability.

Feign

To imitate deceptively; to make believe; pretend.

Supercilious

Having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy.

Conscientious

Meticulous; careful; painstaking; particular.

Incredulous

Indicating or showing unbelief.

Reciprocal

Mutual; corresponding; matching; complementary; equivalent.

Wan

Of an unnatural or sickly pallor; pallid; lacking color.

Bantering

Playful teasing.

Complacent

Often without awareness of some potential danger or defect; self-satisfied.

Intimation

Make known subtly and indirectly; hint.

Infinite

Indefinitely or exceedingly large.

Anon

In a short time; soon.

Desolate

Lonely; forlorn.

Contiguous

Connecting without a break; uninterrupted.

Facet

Aspect; phase; side.

Cower

To crouch, as in fear or shame.

Interpose

To step in between parties at variance; mediate.

Apathetic

Not interested or concerned; indifferent or unresponsive.

Languid

Lacking in spirit or interest; listless; indifferent.

Imply

To indicate or suggest without being explicitly stated.

Strident

Having a shrill, irritating quality or character.

Deft

Nimble; skillful; clever.

Hauteur

Disdainful pride.

Clad

Dressed; covered.

Permeate

To pass into or through every part of; to penetrate through the pores; to be diffused through; pervade; saturate.

Innuendo

An indirect comment about a person or thing, esp. of a disparaging or a derogatory nature.

Erroneous

Containing error; mistaken; incorrect; wrong.

Prodigality

Extravagance.

Vehement

Strongly emotional; intense or passionate.

Cordial

Courteous and gracious; friendly; warm.

Impetuous

Characterized by sudden or rash action, emotion, etc.; impulsive.

Vacuous

Lacking in ideas or intelligence.

Corpulent

Large or bulky of body; portly; stout; fat.

Provincial

Having the manners and viewpoints considered characteristic of unsophisticated inhabitants of a province; rustic; narrow or illiberal.

Din

A loud, confused noise; a continued loud or tumultuous sound; noisy clamor.

Credulity

Willingness to believe.

Cynical

Skeptical of goodness and sincerity.

Ascertain

To make sure.

Convivial

Sociable.

Affectation

Artificial behavior.

Knickerbocker

Any New Yorker.

Fluctuate

To change continually; shift back and forth.

Sporadic

Appearing or happening at irregular intervals in time; occasional.

Divine retribution

Punishment from a higher being for bad deeds or transgressions.

Rajah

A king or prince in India; a minor chief or dignitary.

Elicit

To draw or bring out or forth; educe; evoke.

Valor

Heroic courage; bravery.

Somnambulatory

Related to sleep walking.

Denizen

An inhabitant; a resident; one that frequents a particular place.

Jaunty

Easy and sprightly in manner or bearing.

Punctilious

Precise, formal.

Juxtaposition

Side-by-side placement.

Abortive

Unsuccessful.

Rout

An overwhelming defeat.

Suppress

To do away with; abolish; stop.

Innumerable

Very numerous; incapable of being counted; countless.

Ecstatic

Subject to or in a state of ecstasy; rapturous.

Reproach

To find fault with (a person, group, etc.); blame.

Serf

A slave.

Obstinate

Inflexible; stubborn; not yielding.

Exult

To show or feel a lively or triumphant joy; rejoice; be highly elated or jubilant.

Hulking

Heavy and clumsy; bulky.

Nebulous

Hazy, vague, indistinct, or confused.

Vestige

A trace of something no longer existing.

Fluctuate

To vary.

Laudable

Deserving praise; praiseworthy; commendable.

Insidious

Intended to entrap or trick.

Repose

Peace; tranquility; calm.

Debauch

An uninhibited spree or party.

Antecedent

A preceding circumstance, event, object, style, phenomenon.

Ingratiate

To establish (oneself) in the favor or good graces of others by deliberate effort.

Perturb

To throw into great disorder; derange; bother; annoy.

Dilatory

Tending to delay or procrastinate; slow; tardy.

Desolate

Barren or laid waste; devastated; deprived or destitute of inhabitants; deserted; uninhabited; solitary; 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 a trivial sort; failure.

Insistent

Earnest or emphatic in dwelling upon, maintaining, or demanding something; persistent.

Tentative

Unsure; uncertain; not definite or positive; hesitant.

Abrupt

Sudden or unexpected.

Tumult

Uproar; disorder; highly distressing agitation of mind or feeling.

Portentous

Ominous, predictive of future bad events.

Irreverent

Not respectful; critical of what is generally accepted or respected.

Vicarious

Taking the place of another person or thing; acting or serving as a substitute.

Rancor

Resentment or ill will; hatred; malice.

Formidable

Of great strength; forceful; powerful.

Affront

Offense.

Abyss

Bottomless pit.

Inviolate

Sacred, intact.

Intermittent

Periodic.

Presumptuous

Overly bold.

Humidor

A container or storage room for cigars or other preparations of tobacco, fitted with means for keeping the tobacco suitably moist.

Indiscernible

Cannot be seen or perceived clearly; imperceptible.

Settee

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

In cahoots

In partnership; in league with; in conspiracy.

Divot

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