Gatsby Vocabulary Chapters 1 and 2. epigram a short, witty poem expressing a single thought.
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Transcript of Gatsby Vocabulary Chapters 1 and 2. epigram a short, witty poem expressing a single thought.
Gatsby Vocabulary
Chapters 1 and 2
epigram
• a short, witty poem expressing a single thought
supercilious
• Feeling or showing haughty disdain
extemporizing
• To perform without prior preparation
rotogravure
• Printed material, such as a magazine
peremptory
• To take the place of; obedience; final;• “Just do it!”
Oculist
• A physician who treats the eyes
contiguous
• Connecting without a break
hauteur
• Arrogance, pride
Gatsby Vocabulary
Chapter 3
omnibus
• A long motor vehicle for passengers
erroneous
• mistaken
innuendo
• An indirect, derogatory implication in expression
Convival
• Merry, festive
obstetrical
• Medical practice that deals with pregnant women
rivulets
• A small brook or stream
caterwauling
• A shrill, discordant sound
affectations
• A show, pretense or display
subterfuges
• A deceptive stratagem or device
Gatsby Vocabulary
Chapters 4 and 5
labyrinth
• An intricate structure of interconnecting passages
rajah
• Prince, or chief in India or East Indies
somnambulatory
• To walk in a sleep like condition
denizen
• An inhabitant
receptacles
• Containers that hold items
corrugated
• Shaped into folds or parallel
nebulous
• Cloudy, misty, or hazy
Gatsby Vocabulary
Chapters 6 and 7
meretricious
• Attracting attention in a vulgar manner
euphemism
• The act of substituting a vague statement for one considered blunt or offensive
caravansary
• A large inn
contingency
• Something incidental to something else
inexplicable
• Difficult to explain or account for
libertine
• One who acts without moral restraint
expostulation
• To dissuade or correct
traversed
• To travel or pass across or over
scrutiny
• Close observation
Gatsby Vocabulary
Chapters 8 and 9
redolent
• suggestive
corroborate
• To strengthen or support with other evidence
pneumatic
• Relating to air or other gases
amorphous
• Lacking form
addenda
• Something added, especially a supplement to a book
unpunctual
• Acting or arriving late for an appointment
provincial
• Limited in perspective
incoherent
• Unable to think in a clear or orderly manner
pandered
• To act as a go between, especially in sexual intrigues
commensurate
• Corresponding in size or degree• His salary will be commensurate with his
experience.
Chapters 1 and 2
1. Epigram2. Supercilious3. Extemporizing4. Rotogravure5. Peremptory6. Oculist7. Contiguous8. hauteur
Vocabulary Chapter 3
• Omnibus• Erroneous• Innuendo• Convivial• Obstetrical• Rivulets• Caterwauling• Affectations• subterfuges
Vocabulary Chapters 4 and 5
• Labyrinth• Raja• Somnambulatory• Denizen• Receptacles• Corrugated• nebulous
Vocabulary Chapters 6 and 7
• Meretricious• Euphemisms• Caravansary• Contingency• Inexplicable• Libertine• Expostulation• Traversed• scrutiny
Vocabulary Chapters 8 and 9
• Redolent• Corroborate• Pneumatic• Amorphous• Addenda• Unpunctual• Provincial• Incoherent• Pandered • commensurate