Gatsby Flashcards
levity
Humor or frivolity, especially the treatment of a serious matter with humor or in a manner lacking due respect
privy
Sharing knowledge of something secret or private
acute
Present or experienced to a severe or intense degree
supercilious
Behaving or looking as though one thinks one is superior to others
fractious
Irritable and quarrelsome; difficult to control
incredulous
unwilling or unable to believe something
peremptory
Insisting on immediate obedience, especially in a brusquely imperious way
contiguous
Sharing a common boarder; touching
languid
displaying or having a disinclination for physical exertion or effort; slow and relaxed; weak or faint
permeate
To spread throughout something; pervade
provincial
Country-like, rustic; narrow, limited
condescend
showing feelings of superiority; to do something in a haughty way
dissension
disagreement, quarreling
deplorable
deserving strong condemnation; shockingly bad in quality
poignant
Evoking a keen sense of sadness or regret