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