the great Gatsby vocab
Feign: (V.) -to imitate deceptively; to make believe; pretend.
2. Infinite: (Adj.) -indefinitely or exceedingly large
3. Supercilious: (Adj.) -having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy.
4. Conscientious: (Adj.) -meticulous; careful; painstaking; particular.
5. Incredulous: (Adj.) -indicating or showing unbelief.
6. Reciprocal: (Adj.) -mutual; corresponding; matching; complementary; equivalent.
7. Wan: (Adj.) -of an unnatural or sickly pallor; pallid; lacking color.
8. Complacent: (Adj.) -often without awareness of some potential danger or defect; self-satisfied.
9. Anon: (Adv.) -in a short time; soon.
10. Intimation: (V.) -make known subtly and indirectly; hint.
Chapter 2
1. Contiguous: (Adj.) -connecting without a break; uninterrupted.
2. Facet: (N.) -aspect; phase; side.
3. Cower: (V.) -to crouch, as in fear or shame.
4. Interpose: (V.) -to step in between parties at variance; mediate.
5. Apathetic: (Adj.) -not interested or concerned; indifferent or unresponsive.
6. Languid: (Adj.) -lacking in spirit or interest; listless; indifferent.
7. Imply: (V.) -to indicate or suggest without being explicitly stated.
8. Strident: (Adj.) -having a shrill, irritating quality or character.
9. Deft: (Adj.) -nimble; skillful; clever.
10. Clad: (Adj.) -dressed; covered.
Chapter 3
1. Permeate: (V.) -to pass into or through every part of; to penetrate through the pores; to be diffused through; pervade; saturate.
2. Innuendo: (N.) -an indirect comment about a person or thing, esp. of a disparaging or a derogatory nature.
3. Erroneous: (Adj.) -containing error; mistaken; incorrect; wrong.
4. Vehement: (Adj.) -strongly emotional; intense or passionate.
5. Cordial: (Adj.) -courteous and gracious; friendly; warm.
6. Impetuous: (Adj.) -characterized by sudden or rash action, emotion, etc.; impulsive.
7. Vacuous: (Adj.) -lacking in ideas or intelligence.
8. Corpulent: (Adj.) -large or bulky of body; portly; stout; fat.
9. Provincial: (Adj.) -having the manners, and viewpoints considered characteristic of unsophisticated inhabitants of a province; rustic; narrow or illiberal.
10. Din: (N.) -a loud, confused noise; a continued loud or tumultuous sound; noisy clamor.
Chapter 4
1. Knickerbocker: (N.) -any New Yorker.
2. Fluctuate: (V.) -to change continually; shift back and forth.
3. Sporadic: (Adj.) -appearing or happening at irregular intervals in time; occasional.
4. Divine retribution: (N.) -punishment from a higher being for bad deeds or transgressions.
5. Rajah: (N.) -a king or prince in India; a minor chief or dignitary.
6. Elicit: (V.) -to draw or bring out or forth; educe; evoke.
7. Valor: (N.) -heroic courage; bravery.
8. Somnambulatory: (Adj.) -related to sleep walking.
9. Denizen: (N.) -an inhabitant; a resident; one that frequents a particular place.
10. Jaunty: (Adj.) -easy and sprightly in manner or bearing.
Chapter 5
1. Rout: (N.) -an overwhelming defeat.
2. Suppress: (V.) -to do away with; abolish; stop.
3. Innumerable: (Adj.) -very numerous; incapable of being counted; countless.
4. Ecstatic: (Adj.) -subject to or in a state of ecstasy; rapturous.
5. Reproach: (V.) -to find fault with (a person, group, etc.); blame.
6. Serf: (N.) -a slave.
7. Obstinate: (Adj.) -inflexible; stubborn; not yielding.
8. Exult: (V.) -to show or feel a lively or triumphant joy; rejoice; be highly elated or jubilant.
9. Hulking: (Adj.) -heavy and clumsy; bulky.
10. Nebulous: (Adj.) -hazy, vague, indistinct, or confused.
Chapter 6
1. Laudable: (Adj.) -deserving praise; praiseworthy; commendable.
2. Insidious: (Adj.) -intended to entrap or trick.
3. Repose: (N.) -peace; tranquility; calm.
4. Debauch: (N.) -an uninhibited spree or party.
5. Antecedent: (N.) -a preceding circumstance, event, object, style, phenomenon.
6. Ingratiate: (V.) -to establish (oneself) in the favor or good graces of others by deliberate effort.
7. Perturb: (N.) -to throw into great disorder; derange; bother; annoy.
8. Dilatory: (Adj.) -tending to delay or procrastinate; slow; tardy.
9. Desolate: (Adj.) -barren or laid waste; devastated; deprived or destitute of inhabitants; deserted; uninhabited; solitary; lonely.
10. Elusive: (Adj.) -hard to express or define; cleverly or skillfully evasive.
Chapter 7
1. Lapse: (N.) -a slip or error, often of a trivial sort; failure. (V.) -to come to an end; stop.
2. Insistent: (Adj.) -earnest or emphatic in dwelling upon, maintaining, or demanding something; persistent.
3. Tentative: (Adj.) -unsure; uncertain; not definite or positive; hesitant.
4. Abrupt: (Adj.) -sudden or unexpected.
5. Tumult: (N.) -uproar; disorder; highly distressing agitation of mind or feeling.
6. Portentous: (Adj.) -ominous, predictive of future bad events.
7. Irreverent: (Adj.) -not respectful; critical of what is generally accepted or respected.
8. Vicarious: (Adj.) -taking the place of another person or thing; acting or serving as a substitute.
9. Rancor: (N.) -resentment or ill will; hatred; malice.
10. Formidable: (Adj.) -of great strength; forceful; powerful.
Chapter 8
1. Humidor: (N.) -a container or storage room for cigars or other preparations of tobacco, fitted with means for keeping the tobacco suitably moist.
2. Indiscernible: (Adj.) -cannot be seen or perceived clearly; imperceptible.
3. Settee: (N.) -a seat for two or more persons, having a back and usually arms, and often upholstered.
4. In cahoots: (Phrase) -in partnership; in league with; in conspiracy.
5. Divot: (N.) -a piece of turf gouged out with a club in making a stroke.
6. Garrulous: (Adj.) -excessively talkative in a rambling, roundabout manner, esp. about trivial matters.
7. Incoherent: (Adj.) -without logical or meaningful connection; disjointed; rambling.
8. Conceivable: (Adj.) -imaginable; believable.
9. Forlorn: (Adj.) -desolate or dreary; unhappy or miserable, as in feeling, condition, or appearance.
10. Laden: (Adj.) -burdened; loaded down.
Chapter 9
1. Pasquinade: (N.) -a satire or lampoon, esp. one posted in a public place.
2. Derange: (V.) -to disturb the condition, action, or function of; to make insane.
3. Surmise: (V.) -to think or infer without certain or strong evidence; conjecture; guess.
4. Superfluous: (Adj.) -being more than is sufficient or required; excessive; unnecessary or needless.
5. Elocution: (N.) -a person's manner of speaking or reading aloud in public.
6. Unutterable: (Adj.) -unspeakable; beyond expression.
7. Subtle: (Adj.) -difficult to perceive or understand.
8. Orgiastic: (Adj.) - at the height of emotional excitement.
9. Borne: (V.) -carried.
10. Ceaselessly: (Adv.) -without stopping or pausing; unendingly; incessantly.