The Great Gatsby Vocabulary | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

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done by going through the motions (sleepwalking)

Somnambulatory

desire to cause harm to another

Malice

behaving as though one thinks one is superior to others; arrogant

Supercilious

deception designed to conceal, evade, or escape something

Subterfuge

causing one to be unsettled, confusing

Disconcerting

appealing to the senses (especially sexually)

Sensuously

occurred; happened

Transpired

without interruption

Incessantly

interrupted a conversation with a comment

Interposed

in a careful and responsible way

Conscientiously

without a clearly defined shape or form

Amorphous

to gain favor or approval of others

Ingratiate

unable to be explained

Inexplicable

spreading through

Pervading

done quickly, without thought or care

Impetuously

sad and depressed state

Dejection

act of representing an idea or quality in human form

Incarnation

the quality of being lively, energetic, and strong

Vitality

tending to calm or soothe

Sedative

able to be seen or noticed

Perceptible

doing something without preparation; improvising

Extemporizing

touching or in contact

Contiguous

impossible to be used up; existing in access

Inexhaustible

lacking or separated from a body

Disembodied

expressing command in forceful way

Imperatively

cheerful, friendly, and lively; jovial

Convivial

surprising or confusing

Confounding

the state of being well known

Notoriety

not willing or able to believe in something

Incredulously

to learn or find out with certainty

Ascertain

loudly crying out

Clamorously

a feeling of great happiness and joy

Exultation

a strong feeling of dislike

Disdain

to pull back something that was said, withdrawn

Retracted

occurring often or repeating

Recurrent

the act avoiding something

Evasion

very careful about behaving properly

Punctilious

real or actual, able to be touched

Tangible

involving intense emotion or activity

Feverish

never seen or done before

Unprecedented