English Great Gatsby Vocab

Complacent

Feeling too pleased with yourself or what you’ve done, without questioning it.

Contemptuous

Showing strong dislike or disrespect toward someone.

Debauchee

A person who overdoes pleasure and behaves badly.

Erroneous

incorrect, mistaken, or containing errors

Façade

A fake or nice-looking outside that hides the truth underneath.

Fortuitous

Happening by chance, not on purpose.

Incessant

Continuing without stopping.

Insidious

Spreading slowly and quietly in a harmful way.

Juxtaposition

When two different things are placed close together to show their contrast.

Obstinate

Refusing to change your mind, even when others try to convince you.

Rancor

A feeling of deep, long-lasting anger or resentment.

Reproach

expressing that you are unhappy or disappointed with something.

Superfluous

Not needed; more than necessary.

Surmise

To guess or assume something is true without proof.

Vehemently

With strong emotion or intensity.