The Great Gatsby Vocab Chap 2-3 Flashcards
Haughtiness of manner; disdainful pride.
Hauteur
Splendid and expensive-looking.
Sumptuous
Loud and harsh; grating.
Presenting a point of view, especially a controversial one, in an excessively and unpleasantly forceful way.
Strident
Spread throughout (something); pervade.
Permeate
An allusive or oblique remark or hint, typically a suggestive or disparaging one
Innuendo
Spending money or resources freely and recklessly; wastefully extravagent; having or giving something on a lavish scale
Prodigality
Showing strong feeling; forceful, passionate, or intense.
Vehemently
A tendency to be too ready to believe that something is real or true.
Credulity
Find (something) out for certain; make sure of.
Ascertain
Full of twists and turns; excessively lengthy and complex.
Tortuously
Having or showing a lack of thought or intelligence; mindless; empty.
Vacuous
Having a red or flushed complexion; elaborately or excessively intricate or complicated.
Florid
(of a person) fat.
Corpulent
Of or concerning the regions outside the capital city of a country, especially when regarded as unsophisticated or narrow-minded.
Provincial
(of an atmosphere or event) friendly, lively, and enjoyable.
(of a person) cheerful and friendly; jovial.
Convivial
