The Great Gatsby Vocabulary: 10H English, Sarah Ramsay

Extemporize

To improvise or speak without preparation; to perform or create on the spot.

Fractiousness

The quality of being irritable

Languid

Lacking energy or vitality; slow and relaxed.

Peremptory

Leaving no opportunity for denial or refusal; insisting on immediate attention or obedience.

Supercilious

Behaving or looking as though one thinks they are superior to others; arrogant.

Hauteur

Haughtiness of manner; disdainful pride.

Strident

Loud

Staid

Respectful and Unadventurous

Denizen

An inhabitant or occupant of a particular place.

Harrow

To cause distress or torment.

Nebulous

Hazy

Vestige

A trace or remnant of something that is disappearing or no longer exists.

Dilatory

Tending to delay or procrastinate; intended to cause delay.

Laudable

Worthy of praise; commendable.

Septic

Infected with bacteria; relating to or caused by infection.

Turgid

Swollen or distended

Truculent

Eager or quick to argue or fight; aggressively defiant.

Garrulous

Excessively talkative

Redolent

Having a pleasant fragrance; suggestive or reminiscent of something.

Adventitious

Happening or carried on according to chance rather than design; accidental.

Commensurate

Corresponding in size

Transitory

Lasting only for a short time; temporary.