Great Gatsby, desolate-formidable

Eddy

A current of air or water moving contrary to the main current (circularly)

Feint

A false appearance, a fake punch to occupy defenses allowing a real blow

Fervent

Ardent, showing great emotion, impassioned

Engrossed

Completely occupied or absorbed

Dilatory

Delaying, slow

Desolate

Deserted, without inhabitants, barren

Ecstasy

Extreme happiness

Florid

Flowery, flushed with color

Despairing

Hopeless, despondent, discouraged

Disdain

Intense dislike, to treat with scorn or contempt, to reject as unworthy

Discord

Lack of agreement, tension, strife

Foliage

Leaves of a plant, leafage

Din

Loud and discordant noises, cacophony

Formidable

Menacing, causing fear or awe

Ferocity

Savagery

Euphemism

Substitution of an inoffensive term for one that is offensive

Elicit

To bring out a response, to evoke

Exalt

To glorify, to praise, to raise in rank

Endow

To provide with income or property, to supply with a talent or quality

Disconcerting

Upsetting, frustrating