English Great Gatsby words

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Adventitious

Coming from an outside source; not innate

Caravansary

An inn surrounding a court in Eastern countries where caravans rest at night

Colossal

Extraordinarily large in size, extent, or degree; immense or monumental.

Commensurate

Equal in measure, extent, or degree; corresponding in size or proportion.

Debauchee

A person habitually indulging in excessive bodily pleasures, especially sexual pleasures, often considered immoral

Defunct

No longer living, working, or existing

Dilatory

tending or intending to cause delay

Echolalia

The immediate, automatic, and mechanical repetition of words or sounds uttered by others.

Fantastic

Bizarre, grotesque, and unreal in appearance or character; conceived purely from wild imagination.

Florid

Having a flushed, reddish complexion; or excessively ornate, elaborate, and intricate.

Forlorn

Pitifully sad, lonely, abandoned, or expressing desolate hopelessness.

Fractiousness

The quality of being irritable, quarrelsome, unruly, or easily angered.

Grotesque

Odd, unnatural, or repulsive in shape, appearance, or character; bizarrely distorted.

Humidor

A storage container, cabinet, or room with regulated humidity for preserving cigars or tobacco.

Ineffable

Too extraordinary, sacred, or overwhelming to be expressed or described in words.

Inquest

An official judicial inquiry or investigation conducted to establish the facts surrounding a sudden or suspicious death.

Languid

Lacking energy, enthusiasm, or physical vitality; displaying a slow, relaxed, or sluggish disposition.

Meretricious

Superficially attractive and alluring, but entirely lacking real value, integrity, or substance.

Notorious

Widely and publicly known, especially for an unfavorable, disreputable, or scandalous reason.

Orgastic

Relating to intense emotional excitement, uncontrolled climax, or ecstatic culmination.

Pander

To cater to or indulge; to say, do or provide what someone wants or demands.

Pasquinade

satirical writing published in a public place

Redolent

Strongly fragrant, odorous, or evocative and suggestive of specific memories or qualities.

Shiftless

Characterized by laziness, lack of ambition, and chronic inefficiency or unreliability.

Supercilious

Behaving in an arrogant, condescending manner that displays a sense of haughty superiority.

Transitory

Lasting only for a brief period; temporary, fleeting, or passing quickly.

Truculent

Quick or eager to argue or fight; fiercely aggressive, cruel, and defiant.

Turgid

Very complicated or difficult to understand

Vestibule

A small entryway, lobby, or enclosed passage immediately between an exterior door and the interior of a building or carriage.

Vulgar

Lacking sophistication, good taste, or refinement; crudely flashy, ostentatious, or common.