Gatsby Vocab Flashcards
a lack of
dearth
traverse
to travel or pass across, over, or through
innuendo
an insinuation; an indescreet suggestion
ascertant
to discover with certainty; to determine
pastoral
of or relating to the country or country life; charmingly simple and serene
loquatious
extremely talkative
peremptorily
done in a manner that puts an end to all debate or action
languid
lacking energy or vitality; weak
vacuous
lacking intellegence; stupid
deft
dexterous; nimble; skillful
anomaly
a deviation from the norm, an abnormality
furitive
sly or shifty
mendacity
a lie or falsehood
nebulous
hazy, vague, or indistinct,
fractious
argumentative or cranky
exacerabte
to make worse, aggrevate
extemporize
to do or preform without prior preparation or practice; to improvise
imminent
about to happen
saunter
to walk at a leisurely pace; stroll
Strident
unpleasently harsh; shrill
