Great Gatsby Terms I

Feign

To give a false or fake impression

Levity

Excessive unseriousness

Reproach

An expression of dissapproval

Supercilious

Cool and demeaningly haughty

effeminate

Having feminine qualities/unmanly qualities

Pungent

Sharply painful

incredulous

Unwilling to accept something as true

reciprocal

Shared or felt by both sides

contemptuous

Feeling/expressing deep hatred

languid

Drooping from exhaustion

unobtrusive

Not blatant. Inconspicuous

fervent

Being marked as having great or immense feelings.

infinitesimal

Immeasurably small

corroborate

To confirm or give testimony

libel

A written or spoken statement that puts someone in a bad view