Great Gatsby Vocab Flashcards
Supercilious
Arrogant
Epigram
a tersely expressed saying
Rotogravure
A photomechanical process by which pictures are printed
Contiguous
Touching, in contact
Peremptory
Leaving no opportunity for denial or refusal
Hauteur
Haughty manner or spirit; arrogance
Omnibus
A volume of reprinted works of a single author or of works related in interest of theme
Erroneous
Straying from what is moral, decent, proper
Convivial
Fond of feasting, drinking, and merry company
Affectations
An effort to appear to have quality not really or fully possessed
Somnambulatory
Sleep walking
Denizen
A person who regularly frequents a place
Nebulous
Hazy, vague, indistinct, or confused
Meretricious
Alluring by a show of flashy or vulgar attraction; tawdry
Euphemism
The substitution of a mild, indirect, or vague expression for one of caravans
Caravansary
An inn, usually a large courtyard, for the overnight accommodation of caravans
Contingency
A possible but not very likely future event or condition; eventually profligate; rake
Expostulation
an expostulatory remark or address, earnest and kindly protest
Redolent
Having a pleasant odor; fragrant
Pneumatic
of or pertaining to air, gases, or wind
Amorphous
Lacking definite form; having no specific shape; formless
Provincial
Having attitudes and opinions supposedly common to people living in provinces
Pandered
A person who caters to a profits from the weakness or vices or other
Commensurate
Having the same measure; of equal extent or duration
