Great Gatsby Vocab Final Flashcards
privy
(n) sharing in the knowledge of something secret or private
epigram
(n) a clever remark
extemporize
(vb) to improvise
feign
(vb) to fake or simulate
levity
(n) humor or frivolity
reproach
(vb) to express disapproval
languid
(adj) slow and relaxed
pungent
(adj) having a strong smell or taste
deft
(adj) skillful
complacency
(n) smugness, self-satisfaction
corroborate
(vb) to confirm or verify
intimate
(adj) familiar; private or personal
(vb) to hint at
supercilious
(adj) arrogant, contempt, disdainful
wistful
(adj) nostalgic, yearning, longing
effeminate
(adj) feminine, unmanly
regal
(adj) befitting royalty
gaudy
(adj) extravagantly bright or showy
vehement
(adj) passionate or intense
saunter
(vb) to make an abrupt movement
indignant
(adj) resentful
affectation
(n) behavior that is artificial
retribution
(n) punishment inflicted as vengeance
incredulity
(n) state of being unwilling
benediction
(n) bestowing of a blessing
denizen
(n) inhabitant or resident
prodigal
(adj) wasteful, extravagant
ascertain
(vb) to make sure of
engrossed
(adj) having ones attention completely
proprietor
(n) owner of a business or property
somnambulatory
(adj) sleepwalking related
receptacle
(n) a holder or container
vestige
(n) a trace of something; a remnant
silhouette
(n) a dark outline against a lighter background
fluctuate
(vb) to vary, change
laudable
(adj) deserving praise, worthy
insidious
(adj) treacherous, cunning
contemptuous
(adj) scornful, disrespectful
profusion
(n) an abundance
perturbed
(adj) anxious or upset
oblivion
(n) unconsciousness
lethargic
(adj) sluggish, inactive
dilatory
(adj) slow, unhurried
desolate
(adj) deserted, bleak, bare
wisp
(n) a strand, tendril
elusive
(adj) difficult to find or catch
ineffable
(adj) indescribable
harrowing
(adj) acutely distressing
affront
(n) an action that causes offense; (vb) to insult
morbid
(adj) abnormal interest in disturbing subjects
indiscreet
(adj) showing too great a readiness to reveal secrets
boisterous
(adj) noisy, energetic
disquietly
(adv) in a worried, anxious manner
inviolate
(adj) free from injury
precipitately
(adv) hastily
intermittent
(adj) irregular
libertine
(n) playboy; (adj) immoral in sexual affairs
rancor
(n) bitterness or resentfulness
wan
(adj) pale in complexion
vicarious
(adj) acting or done for another
incessant
(adj) ceaseless, continual
amorphous
(adj) without a clearly defined shape; (adj) ill-organized
superfluous
(adj) unnecessary, in excess
elocution
(n) the skill of clear and expressive speech
provincial
(adj) concerning a province of a country
pander
(vb) to indulge an immoral desire
transitory
(adj) temporary
lurch
(vb) to make an abrupt movement
