The Great Gatsby Vocabulary Ch 1 & 2

behaving or looking as though one thinks one is superior to other

• Supercilious

• Anon

• Feign

• Incredulous

Unwilling or unable to believe something

• Reciprocal

• Feign

• Incredulous

• Complacent

pale and giving the impression of illness or exhaustion

• Wan

• Complacent

• Reciprocal

• Supercilious

showing smug or uncritical satisfaction with oneself or one's achievements

• Intimation

• Feign

• Complacent

• Anon

strongly suggest the truth or existence of (something not expressly stated)

• Cower

• Interpose

• Imply

• Deft

To pretend

• Complacent

• Feign

• Intimation

• Infinite

soon; shortly

• Wan

• Intimation

• Anon

• Supercilious

Deft

• one side of something many-sided, especially of a cut gem

• neatly skillful and quick in one's movements

• displaying or having a disinclination for physical exertion or effort; slow and relaxed

• unwilling or unable to believe something

Wishing to do what is right, especially to do one's work or duty well and thoroughly

• Infinite

• Intimation

• Complacent

• Conscientious

loud and harsh; grating

• Strident

• Apathetic

• Interpose

• Recirpocal