Great Gatsby Vocab Ch 1-4

Front

Idealized view of reality

Back

Romantic

Front

Closeness

Back

Proximity

Front

quarrelsome; troublesome

Back

fractiousness

Front

lacking, empty

Back

devoid

Front

arrogant self-assurance

Back

peremptory

Front

Look, expression, face

Back

Countenance

Front

Feeling of contempt for someone or something

Back

Disdain

Front

Skilled

Back

deft

Front

Mute character in pantomime

Back

Harlequin

Front

Excessive spending; lavishness

Back

Prodigality