Great Gatsby "Pilot" Vocabulary AP LANG

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Acclamation

enthusiastic approval

Clamor

 a loud outcry of discontent or protest

Declaim

to utter or recite with rhetorical effect, in an impassioned manner, sometimes against an issue.

Locution

a particular word, phrase, or expression, especially one that is used by a particular person or group.

Colloquial

characteristic of informal spoken language or conversation

Circumlocution

 the use of unnecessarily wordy and indirect language.  b. evasion in speech or writing.

Loquacious

very talkative; garrulous.

Supercilious

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

Reciprocal

mutual; corresponding; matching; complementary; equivalent.

Wan

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

Intimation

make known subtly and indirectly; hint.

Facet

aspect; phase; side.

Cower

to crouch, as in fear or shame.

Interpose

to step in between parties at variance; mediate.

Languid

lacking in spirit or interest; listless; indifferent.

Strident

having a shrill, irritating quality or character.

Clad

dressed; covered.

Permeate

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

Erroneous

containing error; mistaken; incorrect; wrong.

Vehement

strongly emotional; intense or passionate.

Cordial

courteous and gracious; friendly; warm.

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.

Jaunty

easy and sprightly in manner or bearing.

Denizen

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

Meretricious

deceptively pleasing; alluring by a show of vulgar or flashy attractions.

Dispassionate

unaffected by strong emotion or prejudice

Conciliatory

making or willing to make concessions; intended to make someone less angry

ac(ad)

to, toward

clam/claim

shout

-ation

state, condition, or quality of

-or

state; quality; activity

de

away, from

locu

to speak

col

with, together

circum

around