The Great Gatsby Final Terms

privy

allowed access to or knowledge of something secret

levity

lightness of mind, character, of behavior

feigned

faked

wistfully

longingly; in a wishful manner

supercilious

proud

peremptorily

in a manner not allowing contradiction of refusal

intimation

an indirect suggestion

incessant

not stopping

innumerable

too many to be outnumbered; countless, very many

languid

lacking energy or vitality; weak

hauteur

arrogance

permeate

to spread throughout

innuendo

an indirect (and usually malicious) implication

ascertain

to discover with certainty

indignant

angry at something unjust or wrong

apparition

ghost

affectation

a show, pretense, or display; artificiality

subterfuge

something intended to misrepresent the true nature of an activity

insolent

marked by casual disrespect

jaunty

a lively or cheerful manner

olfactory

pertaining to the sense of smell

somnambulate

sleepwalking

denizen

inhabitant

meretricious

looks flashy on the outside, but really is not

nefarious

extremely wicked or villainous; iniquitous

euphemism

an inoffensive expression that is substituted for one that is considered offensive

libertine

person with no moral or sexual restraint

garrulous

loquacious, verbose, talkative

commensurate

in proportion to

redolent

fragrant