The Great Gatsby Chapters 6-7 Vocab

transpire

become known

meretricious

tastelessely showy

ineffable

defying expression or description

turgid

ostentatiously lofty in style

repose

put or place something (e.g.,) in or on

ingratiate

gain favor with somebody by deliberate efforts

profusion

the property of being extremely abundant

euphemism

an inoffensive expression substituted for an offensive one

disquieting

causing mental discomfort

portentous

of momentous or ominous significance

prig

a person regarded as arrogant and annoying

vicariously

indirectly, as, by or through a substitute

magnanimous

generous and understanding and tolerant

presumptuous

going beyond what is appropriate, permitted, or courteous