The Great Gatsby Vocab

Incessant

Continuing without pause or interruption.

Disconcerting

Something that causes concern, worry, or unease.

Vacuous

Having or showing a lack of thought or intelligence; mindless.

Vestige

A trace, mark, or visual sign left by something that has vanished or disappeared.

Pervading

Spread through and be perceived in every part of.

Strident

Loud, harsh, or grating in sound; presenting a point of view in a forceful or unpleasant manner.

Staid

Calm, dignified, respectable, sedate,and unadventurous in character or style.

Laudable

Deserving praise and commendation; worthy of admiration.

Incredulously

Unwilling or unable to believe something.

Supercilious

Behaving or looking as though one thinks one is superior to others; arrogantly disdainful.

Redolent

Strongly reminiscent or suggestive of something.

Forlorn

Pitifully sad and abandoned; lonely, hopeless.

Dilatory

Tending to delay or procrastinate; slow to act.

Adventitious

Happening or carried on according to chance rather than design; accidental.

Garrulous

Excessively talkative, especially on trivial matters.