Gatsby Vocabulary Set #1

having more than one meaning; unclear

• Apathetic

• Ambiguous

• Vehemently

• Notoriety

done with strong feelings or great force

• Coherence

• Cynical

• Poignant

• Vehemently

held or pieced together in a way that makes sense

• Coherence

• Condescend

• Homogeneity

• Ambiguous

showing little or no interest or concern

• Contemptuous

• Ambiguous

• Apathetic

• Notoriety

negative fame; the state of being known for something bad

• Condescend

• Notoriety

• Cynical

• Vehemently

to do something you consider beneath your social position

• Condescend

• Coherence

• Contemptuous

• Cynical

believing that other people are only motivated by self-interest

• Apathetic

• Ambiguous

• Vehemently

• Cynical

consisting of parts or people that are all the same 

• Condescend

• Poignant

• Homogeneity

• Coherence

causing deep emotions of sadness

• Poignant

• Apathetic

• Condescend

• Ambiguous

full of intense disapproval; scornful

• Apathetic

• Cynical

• Contemptuous

• Poignant