The Great Gatsby Vocabulary
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| a person who inhabits a particular place | ||
| inclined to waste time and lag behind | ||
| happening by chance/ accidental | ||
| quarrelsome; unruly | ||
| loquacious; wordy; talkative | ||
| evil intent | ||
| gaudy; showy; attractive in a cheap, flashy way | ||
| a medical doctor specializing in the treatment of diseases of the eye | ||
| admitting of no contradiction; haughty; imperious | ||
| of ominous significance | ||
| extravagance: excessive spending | ||
| pertaining to a province; limited in outlook; narrow; unsophisticated | ||
| The state of being close or next to; nearness. | ||
| excessively exact and careful, detail oriented | ||
| having or exuding fragrance; also, evocative, reminiscent. | ||
| loud and harsh, insistent | ||
| haughty; arrogant; condescending; patronizing; CF. eyebrow, cilium | ||
| belligerent, scathingly harsh; vitriolic; destructive | ||
| excessively ornate; swollen or bloated | ||
| empty; silly; meaningless |