The Great Gatsby Vocab

fractiousness

irritability

feign

to imitate deceptively; to make believe; pretend

supercilious

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

conscientious

meticulous; careful; painstaking; particular

incredulous

indicating or showing unbelief

reciprocal

mutual; corresponding; matching; complimentary or equivalent

wan

of an unnatural or sickly pallor; pallid; lacking color

bantering

playful teasing

complacent

often without awareness of some potential danger or deflect; self-satisfied

intimation

make known subtly and indirectly; hint

infinite

indefinitely or exceedingly large

anion

in a short time; soon

desolate

lonely; forlorn

supercilious

arrogant

contiguous

connecting without a break; uninterrupted

facet

aspect; phase; side

cower

to crouch, as in fear or shame

interpose

to step in between parties at variance; mediate

apathetic

not interested or concerned; indifferent or unresponsive

languid

lacking in spirit or interest; listless; indifferent

imply

to indicate or suggest without being explicitly stated

strident

having a shrill, irritating quality or character

deft

nimble; skillful; clever

hauteur

disdainful pride

clad

dressed; covered

permeate

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

innuendo

an indirect comment about a person or thing; especially of a disparaging or derogatory nature

erroneous

containing error; mistaken; incorrect; wrong

prodigality

extravagance

vehement

strong emotional; intense or passionate

cordial

courteous and gracious; friendly; warm

impetuous

characterized by sudden or rash action; emotion etc.; impulsive

vacuous

lacking in ideas of intelligence

corpulent

large or bulky of body; partly; stout; fat

provincial

having the manners and viewpoints considered characteristic of unsophisticated inhabitants of a provincial; rustic; narrow or illiberal

din

a loud, confused noise; a continued loud or tumultuous sound; noisy clamor

credulity

willingness to believe

cynical

skeptical of goodness and sincerity

ascertain

to make sure

convivial

sociable