Gatsby Ch 2 or 3 Vocabulary Flashcards
courteous and gracious; friendly; warm
Cordial
large or bulky of body; portly; stout; fat
Corpulent
a loud confused noise; a continued loud or tumultuous sound; noisy clamor
Din
containing error; mistaken; incorrect; wrong
Erroneous
a sudden rash action, emotion, impulsive
Impetuous
an indirect comment about a person or thing, especially of a disparaging or a derogatory nature.
Innuendo
to pass into or through every part of; to penetrate through the pores; to be diffused through; saturate
Permeate
having the manners and viewpoints considered unsophisticated and rustic; narrow or illiberal.
Provincial
lacking in ideas or intelligence
Vacuous
strongly emotional; intense or passionate
Vehement