Great Gatsby Vocab Ch 1-4

Front

Suggestive of an 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

Contempt for someone/something seen as unworthy or inferior.

Back

disdain

Front

Skilled

Back

deft

Front

Mute character in traditional pantomime performance

Back

Harlequin

Front

Excessive or extravagant spending; lavishness

Back

Prodigality