the great gatsby vocabulary part i palahniuk-s-novel-a-modern-update

The Great GatsbyVocabulary Part I

http://theculturetrip.com/north-america/usa/articles/fight-club-vs-the-great-gatsby-was-palahniuk-s-novel-a-modern-update/

unobtrusive

not conspicuous or attracting attention.

Tasked with adjoining a 17th-Century Dutch island fortress to a nearby piece of land, Netherlands-based architecture firmRO&AD devised an unobtrusive structure that's being cheekily called the Moses Bridge.

http://www.core77.com/blog/architecture/brilliant_design_for_an_unobtrusive_bridge_21028.asp

solemn

Serious, dignified, formal

The photographer asked to take a picture of the living conditions and the girl obliged with a solemn look on her face.

http://solemn-hypnotic.deviantart.com/

compel

force or oblige (someone) to do something- bring about by force

She was compelled to drag himto the alter.

complacency

a feeling of being satisfied with how things are and not wanting to try to make them better : a complacent feeling or condition

These hoarders have been living surrounded by trash in a state of complacency for years.

http://kumquatwriter.wordpress.com/2011/12/14/the-hoarders-drinking-game/

contemptuous

Scornful, disdainful, disrespectful

The conservatives are quite contemptuousby posting this picture on their website.

https://www.google.com/search?q=disrespectful+actions&safe=active&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=rMVnU7GrFZHcoASX7oKADw&ved=0CAYQ_AUoAQ&biw=1034&bih=875#q=obama+as+hitler&safe=active&tbm=isch&facrc=_&imgdii=_&imgrc=ZMmr7DHlwuU9JM%253A%3BB_eOBmCh16c_9M%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.americathebeautifulconspiracy.com%252Fimages%252Fobama-as-hitler.jpg%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.americathebeautifulconspiracy.com%252Famericas%252520corruption.html%3B612%3B792

supercilious

behaving or looking as though one thinks one is superior to others.-arrogant, haughty

http://blog.syracuse.com/entertainment/2010/09/kanye_west_writes_song_of_apol.html

Kanye will never live down his supercilious act at the MTV video music awards, when he took the microphone from Taylor Swift.

privy

sharing in the knowledge of (something secret or private).

http://www.businessinsider.com/secret-app-2014-2#!IX70A

No one is privy to the initimate secrets of Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie.

inconsequence

insignificance

Nam kept walking, ignoring the homeless man making him feel the inconsequence of living on the street.

http://www.catholicchapterhouse.com/blog/2012/03/27/alms-to-the-crazy-person/

feign

pretend, sham, fake

She feigned a smile, even thoughshe was crying.

http://ezeedictionary.com/forum/showthread.php/6332-Image-Mnemonic-For-The-Word-Feign

reserved

slow to reveal emotion or opinions.- Aloof, distant

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4h8fnQSAMZ4&list=UUwppR8Utu-dMJsj9fbRiV7w

The characters in “Person of Interest” are all reserved.

The Great GatsbyVocabulary Part II

http://theculturetrip.com/north-america/usa/articles/fight-club-vs-the-great-gatsby-was-palahniuk-s-novel-a-modern-update/

apathetic

showing or feeling no interest, enthusiasm, or concern.- disinterested, unmotivated

Teenagers are infamous for being apathetic.

tumultuous

excited, confused, or disorderly.

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/photos-e6frg6n6-1225714875149?page=6

John Hopoate had a tumultuous career as a professional rugby player in Australia.

deplorable

Disgracefulwretched; very bad

This is a picture of the deplorable conditions for cholera patients in Haiti.

vehement

showing strong feeling; forceful, passionate, or intense.

Lance Armstrong admitting that he used performance-enhancing drugs after years of vehement denials

http://www.cbc.ca/m/touch/sports/story/1.1407588

gaudy

extravagantly bright or showy, typically so as to be tasteless. –showy, loud

http://agringoslifeincusco.wordpress.com/2013/02/09/travel-theme-gaudy/

The children were dressed in gaudy costumes for the parade.

discreet

careful in one's speech or actions, especially in order to avoid causing offense or to gain an advantage.- Careful, wary

This woman is being discreet by using the scarf to feed her son.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/bhp/mamascarf

deft

neatly skillful and quick in one's movements.- Skill,clever

http://vurbmoto.com/videos/deft-family-mike-mason-2013-update/13361/

He was deft at motorcross, no one could compare to his skill.

permeate

spread throughout (something); pervade.- charge, steep

http://permeatewits.blogspot.com/

Starbucks coffee has permeated the globe, you can find one anywhere in the world now.

The Great GatsbyVocabulary Part III

http://theculturetrip.com/north-america/usa/articles/fight-club-vs-the-great-gatsby-was-palahniuk-s-novel-a-modern-update/

Incessantly

without interruption; constantly.- Nonstop, continually

http://flowchainsensei.wordpress.com/2012/08/02/babble/

Students say that teachers talkincessantly without making anypoint.

ravenous

Do not end up going on a date when you are ravenous, it doesn’t leave a good impression.

http://wallpaper-pics.tumblr.com/post/59473175727/must-avoid-10-things-on-your-on-first-date#.U3O17_ldWSo

extremely hungry

unscrupulous

having or showing no moral principles; not honest– immoral, unethical

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/more/news/20130117/lance-armstrong/

Lance Armstrong was unscrupulous for years, lying about using steriod use.

profoundly

Extremely, deeply, very, greatly

http://photo.zaluu.com/index_med.php?id=63

This man’s body is profoundly muscular.

melancholy

http://www.3dartistonline.com/image/16685/melancholy_king

This character is called the melancholy king because he is the leader of a forgotten and sad lost kingdom.

a gloomy state of mind, especially when habitual or prolonged; depression.

fortuitous

happening by a lucky chance; fortunate.

It was fortuitous that no one was home when the fire broke out.

http://www.lexisnexis.com/legalnewsroom/real-estate/b/real-estate-law-blog/archive/2014/01/13/wife-s-arson-defeats-husband-s-claim.aspx

ceaseless

The battle of technology in the classroom is ceaseless.

constant and unending, continual.

http://gorgview.com/larry-crowne

elocution

Enunciation, pronunciation, articulation

Little kids struggle with elocution when they first learn how to talk.