The Great Gatsby Vocabulary

supercilious

(adj.) dismissive; condescending

fractious

(adj.) quarrelsome; argumentative

frenetic

(adj.) moving rapidly

subterfuge

(n.) deception

affectation

(n.) fake behavior

punctilious

(adj.) paying close attention to details

adroit

(adj.) skillful; graceful

maladroit

(adj.) unskilled; awkward

sinister

(adj.) untrustworthy

incredulous

(adj.) unbelieving

meretricious

(adj.) appealing but false or vulgar

libertine

(n.) an immoral person

prig

(n.) a self-righteous person

noblesse oblige

(n.) the obligation of the nobility to be kind

hedonism

(n.) pleasure-seeking

redolent

(adj.) suggestive of; smelling of

grail

(n.) an ideal