Common Lit Unit 1 Gatsby Vocabulary

having more than one meaning; unclear

• ambiguous

• coherence

• poignant

showing little or no interest or concern

• condescend

• apathetic

• vehement

held or pieced together in a way that makes sense

• cynical

• coherence

• contemptuous

to do something you consider beneath your social position

• condescend

• ambiguous

• notoriety

full of intense disapproval; scornful

• notoriety

• homogeneity

• contemptuous

believing that other people are only motivated by self-interest

• cynical

• ambiguous

• condescend

consists of parts or people that are the same

• poignant

• homogeneity

• notoriety

causing deep emotions of sadness

• vehement

• coherence

• poignant

negative fame; the state of being known for something bad

• notoriety

• cynical

• condescend

done with strong feelings or great force

• coherence

• vehement

• condescend