Great Gatsby vocabulary chapter 1-4

Supercilious

acting as if you are better than others

Incredulously

acting in a way that shows great disbelief

Imperatively

doing something in a way that expresses a strong command

Extemporizing

improvising in your actions

Sedative

an action that is aimed to calm someone

Contiguous

being next to something

Sensuously

acting in a way that is deeply pleasant in a physical way

Vitality

being full of life

Interposed

interrupt with a comment

Disdain

a strong sense of dislike

Convivial

acting pleasantly or friendly

Impetuously

doing something suddenly and without thought

Ascertain

to find something out with deliberate effort

Retracted

to officially take back a statement

Subterfuge

a dishonest action to achieve a goal

Punctilious

to pay attention to small details

Disconcerting

making someone feel unsettled

Evasion

avoiding something

Somnambulatory

to behave like you are in a trance-like state

Disembodied

to exist without a physical form or body