gatsby 1-3 Flashcards
elated
very happy or proud; jubilant;
compelled
forced or driven to a particular course of action, often by an irresistible internal urge:
unobtrusive
not obtrusive; inconspicuous, unassertive,
extemporaneously
with little or no advance preparation:
subdued
repressed, controlled
privy
participating in the knowledge of something private or secret
feigned
pretended; sham; counterfeit
erroneous
containing error; mistaken; incorrect
Innuendo
an innapropriate thing about something
convivial
friendly; agreeable:
rivulet
a small stream; streamlet; brook
caterwaul
to utter a similar sound; howl or screech
affection
fond attachment, devotion, or love:
subterfuge
an artifice or expedient used to evade a rule, escape a consequence
labyrinth
combination of passages in which it is difficult to find one’s way