Gatsby Vocabulary English 11H

deft

skillful, nimble

fractiousness

the trait of being prone to disobedience and lack of discipline

rotogravure

printed material, such as a newspaper

supercilious

behaving or looking as though one thinks one is superior to others

contiguous

(adj.) side by side, touching; near; adjacent in time

incessant

never stopping, going on all the time

echolalia

automatic and immediate repetition of what others say

innuendo

a hint, indirect suggestion, or reference

vacuous

lacking ideas or intelligence

denizen

(n.) an inhabitant, resident; one who frequents a place

somnambulate

to sleepwalk

defunct

no longer existing or functioning

nebulous

hazy; vague; uncertain

vestige

a trace or evidence of something that once existed

laudable

worthy of praise

septic

infection

turgid

swollen

dilatory

(adj.) tending to delay or procrastinate, not prompt; intended to delay or postpone

meretricious

attractive in a cheap, flashy way

portentous

ominous

truculent

(adj.) fierce and cruel; aggressive; deadly, destructive; scathingly harsh

fortuitously

by chance

garrulous

talkative

redolent

(adj.) fragrant, smelling strongly; tending to arouse memories or create an aura

commensurate

proportional

pasquinade

a satire or lampoon, esp. one posted in a public place