The Great Gatsby Vocab ch. 1-3

Fractiousness

irritability

Feign

to imitate deceptively; to make believe; pretend.

Supercilious

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

Conscientious

meticulous; careful; painstaking; particular.

Reciprocal

mutual; corresponding; matching; complementary; equivalent.

Wan

of an unnatural or sickly pallor; pallid; lacking color.

Bantering

playful teasing.

Complacent

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

Intimation

make known subtly and indirectly; hint.

Anon

in a short time; soon.

Desolate

lonely; forlorn.

Contiguous

connecting without a break; uninterrupted.

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.

Permeate

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

Prodigality

extravagance.

Vehement

strongly emotional; intense or passionate.

Cordial

courteous and gracious; friendly; warm.

Impetuous

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

Vacuous

lacking in ideas or intelligence.

Corpulent

large or bulky of body; portly; stout; fat.

Provincial

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

Din

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

Convivial

sociable.