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The Great Gatsby Vocabulary

This is a helpful resource if you happen to have the need to learn 40 vocabulary words that my teacher, Mrs. Ginther, has choosen from the classic novel, "The Great Gatsby."

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Levityattitude or behavior lacking seriousness; lightness.
Infinitehaving no limits or end; boundless
Fractiousnessunruly; rebellious.
Transcendentsurpassing or excelling others; superior; preeminent
Apathetichaving or showing little interest, concern, or desire to act; indifferent.
Proprietarymade and sold by exclusive legal right, as a medicine.
Stridentmaking or having a harsh, shrill, grating sound.
Cordialgenuinely warm and friendly; hearty.
Vacuousempty.
Convivialfond of merriment and parties with good company; jovial; sociable.
Tumultuousagitated; clamorous; turbulent.
Retributionact of paying back for past deeds, esp. for evil committed.
Ecstaticoverwhelmed with joy or delight; enraptured.
Nebulousvague or confused; indistinct; unclear.
Insidiousslyly treacherous and deceitful.
Obliviousnot aware or conscious; unmindful.
Indiscreetlacking discerment, prudence, tact, or careful judgement; not discreet.
Inviolatenot broken or defiled; not violated
Libertineone who is lacking in moral restraint; dissolute person.
Vicariouslyliving life through someone else; doing what someone else wants.
Feignto put on a false apperance of; pretend; simulate.
Supercilioushaving or showing excessive pride or scorn; haugty; disdainful; arrogant.
Reciprocalexisting on both sides; mutual.
Pastoralof, relating to, or portraying rural life, esp. idealized rural life.
Incessantcontinuing without interruption; unceasing.
Hauteurhaughtiness; arrogance.
Innuendoindirect suggestion, esp. one that is unfavorable; insinuation.
Ascertainedto find out with certainty; determine.
Floridexcessively or elaborately ornate; flowery.
Asunderin pieces; separate parts.
Caterwaulingto howl or screech like a cat.
Ferocioussavage; cruel; fierce.
Corrugatedshaped or contracted into parallel ridges or folds; wrinkled.
Laudablepraiseworthy; commendable.
Ineffablethat cannot be fully captured or described in words. Too sacred to be spoken aloud.
Morbidoverly sensitive to, or dwelling upon, death, disease, decay, and the like; not cheerful or wholesome.
Contingencyevent or occurrence that is contingent; that which can possibly happen or may happen by chance if something else occurs.
Eludeto avoid or escape, as by dexterity or trickery; evade.
Prigsmug; self-rightous person whose rigid adherence to propriety or morality often annoys others.
Presumptuousexcessively bold or arrogant; taking liberties; impertinent.


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