Great Gatsby Vocabulary Chap 2
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17 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 grotesque | distorted and unnatural in shape or size |
| desolate | lonely; forlorn; uninhabited; barren |
| oculist | eye doctor |
| supercilious | proud and contemptuous; showing scorn because of a feeling of superiority |
| proprietor | (law) someone who owns (is legal possessor of) a business |
| anemic | lacking vigor or energy |
| pastoral | Relating to country life, and often presented as charmingly simple |
| haughtily | arrogant and superior |
| languid | slow, sluggish, listless, weak |
| ectoplasm | outer layer of the cell |
| impenetrable | not capable of being entered or passed through |
| transcendent | excelling; surpassing |
| saunter | walk leisurely and with no apparent aim |
| countenance | face |
| apathetically | with little interest or emotion |
| rakish | dashing stylish and confident, adj. |
| perceptible | understandable, visible |
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