The Great Gatsby Vocab Chap 1 Flashcards
Failing to produce the intended result.
Abortive
Humor or frivolity, especially the treatment of a serious matter with humor or in a manner lacking due respect.
Levity
A pithy saying or remark expressing an idea in a clever and amusing way.
Epigram
Never ending or changing.
Perpetual
A disappointing end to an exciting or impressive series of events.
Anticlimax
Address (someone) in such a way as to express disapproval or disappointment.
Reproach
Behaving or looking as though one thinks one is superior to others.
Supercilious
Behavior, talk, or display intended to impress others.
Swank
(Typically of children) irritableness and quarrelsomeness.
Fractiousness
(Of a person) wishing to do what is right, especially to do one’s work or duty well and thoroughly.
Conscientious
Impossible to perceive, understand, notice;
Imperceptibly
Not connected with or relevant to something.
Irrelevantly
A person with a tendency to see the worst aspect of things or believe that the worst will happen or believe that the worst will happen.
Pessimist
Extremely small.
Infinitesimal
Composing, performing, or producing something such as music or a speech without preparation; improvise.
Extemporizing
