Great Gatsby Vocab part 1

Contemptuous

(adj) Feeling or expressing deep hatred or disapproval

Erroneous

(adj) Wrong or based or false information.

Gaudy

(adj) Flashy or excessively decorated in a tasteless way

Gayety

(adj) A state of happiness or high spirits.

Homogeneity

(noun) The state of being uniform, similar, or constant.

Jaunty

(adj) Showing a lively, cheerful, and self confident manner or appearance.

Impetuously

(Adverb) Acting or done quickly, suddenly, and without thinking about the result.

Omnibus

(noun) A public mode of transport designed to carry large numbers of people.

Permeate

(verb) To diffuse through or penetrate something.

Vehemently

(adj) intensely or forcefully.