The Great Gatsby
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Vulnerable:open to assault
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Criticizing:to find fault with
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Advantages:A relatively favorable position; superiority of means
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Reserved:formal or self-restrained
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Consequence:the effect, result, or outcome
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Privy:participating in the knowledge of something private
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unsought:not desired
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feigned:pretended
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preoccupation:A state of being when one’s mind is on other thoughts
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hostile:angry
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levity:lightness of mind, character, or behavior
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intimate:very private; closely personal
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revelation:disclosure; act of revealing
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quivering:to shake
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plagiaristic:to pass off someone else’s thing as your own
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marred:damaged or spoiled
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suppressions: putting down by force
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fundamental:basic
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decencies:proper behavior
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parceled:divide into portions
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boasting:bragging
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tolerance:putting up with ways that are different from one’s own
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riotous:obnoxious; disorderly
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excursions:short trip taken for pleasure; getaway
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exempt:release; make free from
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unaffected:simple; natural
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scorn:look down upon; despise
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intricate:complicated
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responsiveness:a reaction of mind or body to something
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flabby:soft; weak
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impressionability:act of being easily influenced
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dignified:having pride and self-respect
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temperament:a person’s nature
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abortive:unsuccessful; fruitless
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sorrows:sadness; regret
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elations:joy; extreme happiness