Gatsby+Vocabulary

Gatsby Vocab. BOLF 1.    Supercilious (adj): Haughty, proud disdain. 2.    Fractious (adj): Inclined to make trouble. 3.   Divan (noun): A couch. 4.   Incredulous (adj): Skeptical; disbelieving. 5.   Oculist (noun): A physician who treats diseases of the eyes. 6.   Contiguous (adj): Sharing an edge or a boundary; touching. 7.   Sumptuous: (adj): Of a size of splendor suggesting great expense; lavish. 8.   Anaemic or Anemic (adj): Listless and weak. 9.   Propriety (adj): Ownership. 10.   Chiffon (adj): A fabric of sheer silk or rayon. 11.   Hauteur (noun): Haughtiness in bearing and attitude; arrogance. 12.   Vestige (noun): A visible trace, evidence or a sign of something that no longer exists. 13.   Exultation (noun): The act of condition of rejoicing greatly. 14.   Ingratiate (verb): To bring one’s self into the favor or good graces of another, especially by deliberate effort. 15.   Euphemism (noun): The act of substituting a mild statement in place of an offensive one. 16.   Dilatory (adj): Intended to delay. 17.   Morbid (adj): Characterized by preoccupation with unwholesome thoughts or feelings. 18.   Contingent (adj) Likely to occur, but not with certainty. A possibility. 19.   Amorphous (adj): Lacking definite form—shapeless. 20.   Bulbous (adj): Rounded or swollen. 21.   Denizen (Noun): An inhabitant—a resident. 22.   Florid (adj): Flushed with rosy color—ruddy. 23.   Corpulent (adj): Excessively fat. 24.   Punctilious (adj): Strictly attentive to minute details. 25.   Subterfuge (noun): Deceptive strategy.