The Great Gatsby Chapter 3 Vocab

innuendo

an indirect imitation about a person or thing, especially of a derogatory nature

prodigality

wasteful extravagance in spending, lavish abundance

obligingly

willing or eager to do favors, accommodating

erroneous

containing error, straying from what is moral, proper

vehemently

impassioned, anger, violence, strongly emotional

contemptuous

expressing disdain, scornful

cordial

courteous or gracious, sincere, heartfelt

impersonally

not personal, no personality, lacking human emotion or warmth

credulity

willingness to believe or trust to readily, gullible

homogeneity

composition from like parts, characteristics

spectroscopic

a small view point, not the entire spectrum

ascertain

to find out defiantly, determine

bona fide

made done, presented without fraud, true

hilarity

cheerfulness, merriment

contralto

the lowest female voice, a singer with this voice

vacuous

without contents, empty, lack of ideas/intelligence

florid

reddish, rosy

corpulent

large or bulky of body

echolalia

repetition of words spoken by another person

jovial

joyous humor, good fellowship

condescension

voluntary assumption of equality with a person regarded as an inferior

eluded

to avoid or escape

convivial

friendly or agreeable, fond of feasting or drinking

jauntiness

easy in manner, smartly trim

obstetrical

pertaining to the care of women during childbirth

ineptly

without skill for a particular task, awkward, out of place, foolish

asunder

into separate parts, apart

dissension

strong disagreement, difference in opinion

malevolence

state of feeling hatred, malice

tumultuous

marked by disturbance and uproar, distraught

discordant

being of variance, disagreeable to the ear

din

a loud confused noise, noisy clamor

conscientious

controlled or done according to conscience, meticulous

poignant

keen or strong in mental appeal, affecting emotions

affectations

artificiality

subterfuges

an artifice used to evade a rule, escape a consequence, etc

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