Great Gatsby Vocab

Infinitesimal

Extremely small; minuscule; tiny.

Contiguous

Sharing a common border, being adjacent to something.

Mincing

Moving or behaving in a dainty or delicate way.

Strident

Loud and harsh; grating.

Punctilious

Showing great attention to detail or correct behavior.

Corrugate

Contract or cause to contract into wrinkles or folds.

Nebulous

Hazy, unclear, vague.

Conceit

Excessive pride in oneself.

Ineffable

Too great or too extreme to be expressed or described in words.

Adventitious

Happening or carried on according to chance rather than design or inherent nature.

Surmise

To suppose something is true without having evidence to confirm it; to deduce, infer or assume.

Transitory

Not permanent.