Great Gatsby Ch. 1-2 vocab

Levity (n.)

Humor and lightness or lightheartedness, especially about something serious or grave (which may come off as rude or frivolous)

Riotous (adj.) riotously (adv.)

Rowdy, wild, or disorderly, as in a riot; 2. hilarious and funny

Impressionability (n.) Alternate forms:impressionable(adj.);impressionably(adv.)

The state of being open and susceptible to influence from others

Abortive (adj.) Alternate forms:abortively(adv.)

Unsuccessful or failed, often because something has been cut short prematurely

Supercilious (adj.) Alternate forms:superciliousness(n.), superciliously(adv.)

Proudfully disdainful; looking down with contempt on others regarded as inferior

Fractiousness (n.) Alternate forms:fractious(adj.),fractiously(adv.)

The state of being unruly, difficult to control, irritable, prone to fight or argue

Divan (n.)

A long cushioned seat or couch that does not have arms or a back

Imperceptibly (adv.) Alternate forms:imperceptible(adj.),imperceptibility(n.)

Done so subtly or slightly or barely that people can hardly perceive it

Wan (adj.) Alternate forms:wanly(adv.)

Extremely pale, even seeming sick from the unnatural loss of color

Imperatively (adv.) Alternate forms: imperative (adj.)

1. Done in a manner that gives a command or order 2. Done out of necessity or requirement; something imperative is necessary, mandatory, or commanded

Infinitesimal (adj.) Alternate forms: infinitesimally (adv.)

Incredibly small, so small that it would even be hard to measure

Extemporize (v.) Alternate forms: extemporaneous (adj.), extemporaneously (adv.)

Improvise; to speak, perform, or create something without prior rehearsal

Intimation (n.) Alternate forms: intimate (v.)

A hint or implied idea; something that becomes apparent without direct explanation

Desolate (adj.) Alternate forms: desolately (adv.), desolation (n.)

Barren, isolated, lonely, and empty

Grotesque (adj.) Alternate forms: grotesquely (adv.), grotesqueness (n.)

Hideously deformed, unsightly or unnatural

Facet (n.)

1. A smooth side of a cut gem or a shiny surface; 2. a side or an aspect of something

Pastoral (adj.)

Related to the rural/farm country; charmingly and peacefully rural

Proprietary (adj.)

Having to do with ownership or with control of a property

Ectoplasm (n.)

A ghostly spirit that arises from a medium

Hauteur (n.)

Arrogance, condescending pride or attitude; superciliousness