Great Gatsby Flashcards
to imitate deceptively; to make believe; pretend
feign
having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy
supercilious
indicating or showing unbelief
incredulous
mutual; corresponding; matching; complementary;equivalent
reciprocal
of an unnatural or sickly pallor’ pallid; lacking color
wan
often without awareness of some potential danger or detect; self satisfied
complacent
making known subtly and indirectly; hint
intimation
connecting without a break; uninterrupted
contiguous
in short time; soon
anon
to step in-between parties at variance
interpose
lacking in spirt or intrest; listless; indifferent
languid
having a shrill, irritating quality or character
strident
an indirect comment about a person or thing, esp of disparaging or derogatory nature
innuendo
strongly emotional; intense or passionate
vehement
courteous and gracious; friendly; warm
cordial
characterized by sudden or rash action, emotion, etc; impulsive
impetuous
lacking in ideas or intelligence
vacuous
large or bulky of body; portly; stout; fat
corpulent
having the manners, and viewpoints considered characteristic of unsophisticated inhabitants of a providence; rustic; narrow or illiberal
provincial
a loud, confused noise, a continued loud or tumultuous sound; noisy clamor
din
any new yorker
knickerbocker
punishment from a higher being for bad deeds or transgressions
divine retribution
a king or prince in india; a minor chief or dignitary
rajah
to draw out or forth; educe; evoke
elicit
related to sleep walking
somnambulatory
an inhabitant; a resident; one that frequents a particular place
denizen
easy and sprightly in manner or bearing
jaunty
an overwhelming defeat
rout
very numerous; incapable of being counted; countless
innumerable
heavy and clumsy; bulky
hulk
hazy, vague, indistinct, or confused
nebulous
intended to trap or trick
insidious
an uninhibited spree or party
debauch
a preceding circumstance, event, object , style phenomenon
antecedent
to establish(oneself)in the favor or good graces of other by deliberate effort
ingratiate
tending to delay or procrastinate; slow; tardy
dilatory
a slip or error, often of a trivial sort; failure
lapse
uproar; disorder; highly distressing or agitation or mind or feeling
tumult
ominous , predictive of future upcoming events
portentous
not respectful; critical of what is generally accepted or respected
irrelevant
taking the place of another person or thing; acting or serving as a substitute
vicarious
resentment or ill will; hatred; malice
rancor
a container or storage room for cigars or other preparations of tobacco fitted with means for keeping the tobacco suitably moist
humidor
in partnership; in league with
in cahoots
a piece of turf gouged out with a club in making a stroke
divot
excessively talkative in a rambling, roundabout manner, esp. about trivial manners
garrulous
without logical or meaningful connection; disjointed rambling
incoherent
a satire or lampoon esp. one posted in a public place
pasquinade
being more than is sufficient or required; excessive; unessacary or needless
superfluous
a persons manner of speaking or reading aloud in public
elocution
