The Great Gatsby

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The Great Gatsby

• Vocabulary

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The Great Gatsby

• Chapter 1

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Feign (V)

• to imitate deceptively
• to make believe pretend

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Supercilious (Adj.)

• having or showing arrogant superiority to and
  disdain of those one views as unworthy

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Conscientious (Adj.)

• meticulous careful painstaking particular

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Incredulous (Adj.)

• indicating or showing unbelief

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Reciprocal (Adj.)

• mutual corresponding matching complementary
  equivalent

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Wan (Adj.)

• of an unnatural or sickly pallor pallid lacking
  color

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Complacent (Adj.)

• often without awareness of some potential danger
  or defect self-satisfied.

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Intimation (V)

• make known subtly and indirectly hint.

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Infinite (Adj.)

• indefinitely or exceedingly large.

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Anon (Adv.)

• in a short time soon

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The Great Gatsby

• Chapter 2

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Contiguous (Adj.)

• connecting without a break uninterrupted

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Facet (N)

• aspect phase side

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Cower (V)

• to crouch, as in fear or shame

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Interpose (V)

• to step in between parties at variance mediate

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Apathetic (Adj.)

• not interested or concerned indifferent or
  unresponsive.

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Languid (Adj.)

• lacking in spirit or interest listless
  indifferent

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Imply (V)

• to indicate or suggest without being explicitly
  stated

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Strident (Adj.)

• having a shrill, irritating quality or character

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Deft (Adj.)

• nimble skillful clever.

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Clad (Adj.)

• dressed covered.

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The Great Gatsby

• Chapter 3

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The Great Gatsby

• Chapter 4

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The Great Gatsby

• Chapter 5

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Rout

• an overwhelming defeat

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Suppress

• to do away with abolish stop

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Innumerable

• very numerous incapable of being counted
  countless

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Ecstatic

• subject to or in a state of ecstasy rapturous

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Reproach

• to find fault with (a person, group, etc.) blame

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Serf

• a slave

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Obstinate

• inflexible stubborn not yielding

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Exult

• to show or feel a lively or triumphant joy
  rejoice be highly elated or jubilant

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Hulking

• heavy and clumsy bulky

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Nebulous

• hazy, vague, indistinct, or confused

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The Great Gatsby

• Chapter 6

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Laudable

• deserving praise praiseworthy commendable

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Insidious

• intended to entrap or trick

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Repose

• peace tranquillity calm

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Debauch

• an uninhibited spree or party

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Antecedent

• a preceding circumstance, event, object, style,
  phenomenon

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Ingratiate

• to establish (oneself) in the favor or good
  graces of others by deliberate effort

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Perturb

• to throw into great disorder derange bother
  annoy

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Dilatory

• tending to delay or procrastinate slow tardy

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Desolate

• or laid waste devastated deprived or destitute
  of inhabitants deserted uninhabited solitary
  lonely

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Elusive

• hard to express or define cleverly or skillfully
  evasive

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The Great Gatsby

• Chapter 7

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The Great Gatsby

• Chapter 8

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The Great Gatsby

• Chapter 9

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