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Explore character traits like complacency, corpulence, and more in this vocabulary unit based on "The Great Gatsby." Dive into emotions and actions through words that reveal hidden depths of the characters.
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The Great Gatsby Vocabulary Unit 2
Complacent • Adjective • Pleased and self-satisfied; often without awareness or potential danger or defect
Corpulent • Adjective • Large or bulky of body; fat
Impetuous • Adjective • Characterized by sudden or rash action or emotion; impulsive
Incredulous • Adjective • Disinclined to believe; skeptical
Intimate • Verb • To indicate or make known indirectly; hint
Innuendo • Noun • An indirect intimation about a person or thing; especially of a derogatory nature
Languid • Adjective • Lacking in spirit or vitality; slack and slow
Supercilious • Adjective • Haughtily disdainful or contemptuous, as a person or a facial expression
vacuous • Adjective • Lacking in ideas or intelligence
Vehement • Adjective • Strongly emotional, intense, and passionate