Great gatsby vocab

Feign

(V.) -to imitate deceptively; to make believe; pretend.

Infinite

(Adj.) -indefinitely or exceedingly large

Supercilious

(Adj.) -having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy.

Conscientious

(Adj.) -meticulous; careful; painstaking; particular.

Incredulous

(Adj.) -indicating or showing unbelief.

Reciprocal

(Adj.) -mutual; corresponding; matching; complementary; equivalent.

Wan

(Adj.) -of an unnatural or sickly pallor; pallid; lacking color.

Complacent

(Adj.) -often without awareness of some potential danger or defect; self-satisfied.

Anon

(Adv.) -in a short time; soon.

Intimation

(V.) -make known subtly and indirectly; hint.

Contiguous

(Adj.) -connecting without a break; uninterrupted.

Facet

(N.) -aspect; phase; side.

Cower

(V.) -to crouch, as in fear or shame.

Interpose

(V.) -to step in between parties at variance; mediate.

Apathetic

(Adj.) -not interested or concerned; indifferent or unresponsive.

Languid

(Adj.) -lacking in spirit or interest; listless; indifferent.

Imply

(V.) -to indicate or suggest without being explicitly stated.

Strident

(Adj.) -having a shrill, irritating quality or character.

Deft

(Adj.) -nimble; skillful; clever.

Clad

(Adj.) -dressed; covered.

Permeate

(V.) -to pass into or through every part of; to penetrate through the pores; to be diffused through; pervade; saturate.

Innuendo

(N.) -an indirect comment about a person or thing, esp. of a disparaging or a derogatory nature.

Erroneous

(Adj.) -containing error; mistaken; incorrect; wrong.

Vehement

(Adj.) -strongly emotional; intense or passionate.

Cordial

(Adj.) -courteous and gracious; friendly; warm.

Impetuous

(Adj.) -characterized by sudden or rash action, emotion, etc.; impulsive.

Vacuous

(Adj.) -lacking in ideas or intelligence.

Corpulent

(Adj.) -large or bulky of body; portly; stout; fat.

Provincial

(Adj.) -having the manners, and viewpoints considered characteristic of unsophisticated inhabitants of a province; rustic; narrow or illiberal.

Din

(N.) -a loud, confused noise; a continued loud or tumultuous sound; noisy clamor.

Knickerbocker

(N.) -any New Yorker.

Fluctuate

(V.) -to change continually; shift back and forth.

Sporadic

(Adj.) -appearing or happening at irregular intervals in time; occasional.

Divine retribution

(N.) -punishment from a higher being for bad deeds or transgressions.

Rajah

(N.) -a king or prince in India; a minor chief or dignitary.

Elicit

(V.) -to draw or bring out or forth; educe; evoke.

Valor

(N.) -heroic courage; bravery.

Somnambulatory

(Adj.) -related to sleep walking.

Denizen

(N.) -an inhabitant; a resident; one that frequents a particular place.

Jaunty

(Adj.) -easy and sprightly in manner or bearing.

Rout

(N.) -an overwhelming defeat.

Suppress

(V.) -to do away with; abolish; stop.

Innumerable

(Adj.) -very numerous; incapable of being counted; countless.

Ecstatic

(Adj.) -subject to or in a state of ecstasy; rapturous.

Reproach

(V.) -to find fault with (a person, group, etc.); blame.

Serf

(N.) -a slave.

Obstinate

(Adj.) -inflexible; stubborn; not yielding.

Exult

(V.) -to show or feel a lively or triumphant joy; rejoice; be highly elated or jubilant.

Hulking

(Adj.) -heavy and clumsy; bulky.

Nebulous

(Adj.) -hazy, vague, indistinct, or confused.

Laudable

(Adj.) -deserving praise; praiseworthy; commendable.

Insidious

(Adj.) -intended to entrap or trick.

Repose

(N.) -peace; tranquility; calm.

Debauch

(N.) -an uninhibited spree or party.

5. Antecedent

(N.) -a preceding circumstance, event, object, style, phenomenon.

Ingratiate

(V.) -to establish (oneself) in the favor or good graces of others by deliberate effort.

Perturb

(N.) -to throw into great disorder; derange; bother; annoy.

Dilatory

(Adj.) -tending to delay or procrastinate; slow; tardy.

Desolate

(Adj.) -barren or laid waste; devastated; deprived or destitute of inhabitants; deserted; uninhabited; solitary; lonely.

Elusive

(Adj.) -hard to express or define; cleverly or skillfully evasive.

Lapse

(N.) -a slip or error, often of a trivial sort; failure. (V.) -to come to an end; stop.

Insistent

(Adj.) -earnest or emphatic in dwelling upon, maintaining, or demanding something; persistent.

Tentative

(Adj.) -unsure; uncertain; not definite or positive; hesitant.

Abrupt

(Adj.) -sudden or unexpected.

Tumult

(N.) -uproar; disorder; highly distressing agitation of mind or feeling.

Portentous

(Adj.) -ominous, predictive of future bad events.

Irreverent

(Adj.) -not respectful; critical of what is generally accepted or respected.

Vicarious

(Adj.) -taking the place of another person or thing; acting or serving as a substitute.

Rancor

(N.) -resentment or ill will; hatred; malice.

Formidable

(Adj.) -of great strength; forceful; powerful.

Humidor

(N.) -a container or storage room for cigars or other preparations of tobacco, fitted with means for keeping the tobacco suitably moist.

Indiscernible

(Adj.) -cannot be seen or perceived clearly; imperceptible.

Settee

(N.) -a seat for two or more persons, having a back and usually arms, and often upholstered.

In cahoots

(Phrase) -in partnership; in league with; in conspiracy.

Divot

(N.) -a piece of turf gouged out with a club in making a stroke.

Garrulous

(Adj.) -excessively talkative in a rambling, roundabout manner, esp. about trivial matters.

Incoherent

(Adj.) -without logical or meaningful connection; disjointed; rambling.

Conceivable

(Adj.) -imaginable; believable.

Forlorn

(Adj.) -desolate or dreary; unhappy or miserable, as in feeling, condition, or appearance.

Laden

(Adj.) -burdened; loaded down.

Pasquinade

(N.) -a satire or lampoon, esp. one posted in a public place.

Derange

(V.) -to disturb the condition, action, or function of; to make insane.

Surmise

(V.) -to think or infer without certain or strong evidence; conjecture; guess.

4. Superfluous

(Adj.) -being more than is sufficient or required; excessive; unnecessary or needless.

Elocution

(N.) -a person's manner of speaking or reading aloud in public.

Unutterable

(Adj.) -unspeakable; beyond expression.

Subtle

(Adj.) -difficult to perceive or understand.

Orgiastic

(Adj.) - at the height of emotional excitement.

9. Borne

(V.) -carried.

1Ceaselessly

(Adv.) -without stopping or pausing; unendingly; incessantly.