Unit 1 Vocab "The Great Gatsby"

Having more than one feeling; unclear

• Ambiguous

• Cynical

• Poignant

• Apathetic

Showing little or no interest or concern

• Condescend

• Apathetic

• Contemptuous

• Notoriety

Held or pieced together in a way that makes sense

• Coherence

• Ambiguous

• Homogeneity

• Notoriety

To do something you consider beneath your social position

• Coherence

• Vehemently

• Contemptuous

• Condescend

Full of intense disapproval; scornful

• Cynical

• Apathetic

• Contemptuous

• Notoriety

Believing that other people are only motivated by self-interest

• Cynical

• Ambiguous

• Vehemently

• Homogeneity

Consisting of parts or people that are all the same

• Notoriety

• Poignant

• Apathetic

• Homogeneity

Causing deep emotions of sadness

• Coherence

• Poignant

• Notoriety

• Condescend

Negative fame; the state of being known for something bad

• Vehemently

• Cynical

• Notoriety

• Poignant

Done with strong feelings or great force

• Cynical

• Contemptuous

• Poignant

• Vehemently