HE3 The Great Gatsby Vocab Chapters 1-3

Feigned

To give false appearance of; assert as if true; pretend

Conscientious

(Of a person) wishing to do what is right; relating to a person’s conscience

Contemptuously

In a scornful way that shows disdain

Peremptorily

In a way insisting on immediate attention or obedience, especially in a brusquely imperious way.

Immoderately

Not sensibly or restrained; excessively

Disdain

The feeling that someone or something is unworthy of one’s consideration or respect; contempt

Gaudy

Extravagantly bright or showy, typically so as to be tasteless

Innuendo

A statement that indirectly suggests that someone has done something immoral, improper

Prodigality

Profuse or wasteful expenditure; wasteful extravagance in spending

Vehemently

In a forceful, passionate or intense manner; with great feeling

Vacuous

Having or showing a lack of thought or intelligence; mindless

Florid

Having a red or flushed complexion; (also elaborately intricate, or complicated)

Corpulent

Having a large, bulky body

Indignant

Feeling or showing anger or annoyance at what is perceived as unfair treatment

Malevolence

The state or condition of being malevolent (having or showing a wish to do evil to others)