Vocabulary Units
for
The Great Gatsby
Unit 6 Vocabulary
• 1. privy: given secret information on a need to
know bases.
• 2. feign: give a false appearance
• 3. levity: a manner lacking seriousness
• 4. tolerance: willingness to respect the beliefs
of others.
• 5. elation: a feeling of joy or pride
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6. solemn: a firm belief in your opinions
7. reproach: a mild rebuke
8. supercilious: having arrogant superiority
9. fractiousness: being disobedient and lack of
discipline
• 10. wistfulness: a sadly pensive longing
• 11. imperceptible: impossible to sense
• 12. reciprocal: concerning each of two or more
persons or things