Gatsby Vocab

Front 1

The quality of weighing less than something else of equal bulk; relative lightness, especially as shown by rising through, or floating upon, a contiguous substance; buoyancy; -- opposed to gravity.

Back 1

levity-

Front 2

Incapable of being recalled or revoked; unchangeable; irreversible; unalterable; as, an irrevocable promise or decree; irrevocable fate.

Back 2

irrevocable-

Front 3

Lofty with pride; haughty; dictatorial; overbearing; arrogant

Back 3

supercilious-

Front 4

Having qualities or characteristics more often associated with women than men.

Back 4

effeminate-

Front 5

Inclined to make trouble; unruly

Back 5

fractiousness-

Front 6

Unnaturally pale, as from physical or emotional distress.

Back 6

wan-

Front 7

To do or perform (something) without prior preparation or practice

Back 7

extemporizing-

Front 8

Having a soothing, calming, or tranquilizing effect; reducing or relieving anxiety, stress, irritability, or excitement

Back 8

sedative-

Front 9

Putting an end to all debate or action

Back 9

peremptorily-

Front 10

Extravagant wastefulness.

Back 10

prodigality-

Front 11

Characterized by sudden and forceful energy or emotion; impulsive and passionate

Back 11

impetuously-

Front 12

Fond of feasting, drinking, and good company; sociable

Back 12

convivial-

Front 13

A deceptive stratagem or device

Back 13

subterfuges-

Front 14

Presumptuous and insulting in manner or speech; arrogant

Back 14

insolent-

Front 15

Strictly attentive to minute details of form in action or conduct

Back 15

punctilious-

Front 16

A prince, chief, or ruler in India or the East Indies

Back 16

rajah-

Front 17

An inhabitant; a resident

Back 17

denizen-

Front 18

To plunder; sack

Back 18

harrowed-

Front 19

A visible trace, evidence, or sign of something that once existed but exists or appears no more

Back 19

vestige-

Front 20

A state of abstracted musing; daydreaming

Back 20

reveries-

Front 21

A development or consequence growing out of and sometimes complicating a problem, plan, or statement

Back 21

ramifications-

Front 22

To cause to happen, especially suddenly or prematurely

Back 22

precipitately-

Front 23

Marked by pompousness; pretentiously weighty

Back 23

portentous-

Front 24

One who acts without moral restraint; a dissolute person

Back 24

libertine-

Front 25

A person who demonstrates an exaggerated conformity or propriety, especially in an irritatingly arrogant or smug manner

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prig-

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Suggestive; reminiscent

Back 26

redolent-

Front 27

Not inherent but added extrinsically

Back 27

adventitious-

Front 28

A satire or lampoon, especially one that ridicules a specific person, traditionally written and posted in a public place

Back 28

pasquinade-

Front 29

Of the same size, extent, or duration as another

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commensurate-