Gatsby Vocabulary

Fill in definitions for the following words under "MEANS" on your vocabulary packet:

Complacent: content, self-satisfied; happy with where you are and don't want change
Reproach: to find fault or blame with someone
Gaudy: too showy, tasteless
Cordial: friendly, polite
Impetuous: doing something without really thinking about it, impulsive
Credibility: believability, backed up with evidence
Tantalizing: makes you want something
Tumultuous: disturbance, commotion, out of control situation
Insolent: boldly rude or disrespectful
Retribution: getting even or making some wrong right
Obstinate: stubborn
Cynical: distrustful