Vocabulary from Fitzgerald's Work

muslin

• delicately woven cotton fabric

• heavyweight wool fabric

• synthetic blend fabric

• coarse linen fabric

oculist

• eye doctor

• ear doctor

• skin doctor

• bone doctor

rakish angle

• Dashingly or sportingly stylish

• Boring and unremarkable

• Old-fashioned and outdated

• Casual and relaxed

cordial remarks

• friendly; warm

• hostile; cold

• indifferent; distant

• rude; abrasive

spectroscopic

• full spectrum of color and light

• limited range of colors

• absence of light

• only visible light spectrum

indeterminate

• unclear and vague

• indefinite, uncertain; not clear

• definite and precise

• certain and obvious

facet or gleam of beauty

• aspect, feature

• blemish, flaw

• dullness, drabness

• ugliness, imperfection

Spilled with prodigality

• extravagant wastefulness

• frugal spending

• careful management

• moderate consumption

Harlequin design

• fancy variation in color

• a type of geometric pattern

• a style of minimalist art

• a technique for color blending

dignified homogeneity

• diversity; being different

• uniformity; being similar

• chaos; being disordered

• variety; being unique