Great Gatsby Flashcards
Fractiousness
Irritability
Feigned
Pretended
Exempt
Free from obligation
Bizzare
Odd, grotesque
Bantering
Playful teasing
Complacency
Self satisfaction, smugness
Intimation
Close association
Desolate
Lonely, forlorn
Supercilious
Arrogant
Contiguous
Adjoining
Apathetic
Indifferent
Languid
Listless, without vigor
Hauteur
Disdainful pride
Prodigality
Extravagance
Vehemently
Forcefully
Credulity
Willingness to believe
Cynical
Sceptical of goodness and sincerity
Ascertain
To make sure
Convivial
Sociable
Affection
Fondness
Punctilious
Precise, formal
Labrynth
Maze
Disconcerting
Confusing
Sinister
Ominous, evil
Abstracted
Preoccupied
Juxtaposition
Side-by-side placement
Simultaneous
At the same time
Defunct
No longer existing, dead
Abortive
Unsuccessful
Distraught
Upset, agitated
Vestige
A trace of something no longer existing
Fluctuate
To vary
Turbulent
Agitated, disturbing
Turgid
Pompous, swollen
Contingency
A possible event
Profusion
Abundance
Oblivion
Forgotten
Saunter
Leisurely stroll
Dilatory
Slow, delaying
Affront
Offense
Abyss
Bottomless pit
Inviolate
Sacred, intact
Intermittent
Disruptive, annoying
Presumptuous
Overly bold
Formidable
Awesome, hard to handle
Incessant
Without stopping
Ravenously
Hungrily
Pervaded
Spread throughout
Corroborate
Confirm
Garrulous
Overly talkative
Amorphous
Formless
Holocaust
Complete destruction
Adventitious
Accidental
Superfluous
Excessive
Deferred
Yielded
Jaunty
Stylish
Distort
Twist out of shape
Transitory
Temporary
Incoherent
Disordered, unconnected