countenance

feign

permeate

unable to be noticed or felt because of being very slight

having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy; cocky

strongly passionate or emotion; often with anger

acting or done quickly and without thought or care

empty; lacking ideas or intelligence

incorrect; wrong

“He was now decently clothed in a "sport shirt" open at the neck, sneakers and duck trousers of a nebulous hue."

Define nebulous.

“In a well-fanned Forty-second Street cellar I met Gatsby for lunch. Blinking away the brightness of the street outside my eyes picked him out obscurely in the anteroom, talking to another man.”

Define obscurely.

“His right hand suddenly ordered divine retribution to stand by."

Define retribution

“There must have been moments even that afternoon when Daisy tumbled short of his dreams—not through her own fault but because of the colossal vitality of his illusion.”

Define vitality.

“His head leaned back so far that it rested against the face of a defunct mantelpiece clock and from this position his distraught eyes stared down at Daisy who was sitting frightened but graceful on the edge of a stiff chair.”

Define defunct.

marked by precise accordance with details

held back an emotion or thought with difficulty

the act of positioning close together, often to show contrast

someone who walks about in their sleep

marked by tenacious unwillingness to yield