The Great Gatsby Vocabulary Development
I.
1. epigram
A. to take the place of
2. supercilious
B. connecting without a break
3. extemporizing
C. haughtiness in bearing and attitude
4. rotogravure
D. printed material, such as a newspaper
5. peremptory
E. a short, witty poem expressing a single thought
6. oculist
F. feeling or showing haughty disdain
7. contiguous
G. a physician who treats diseases of the eyes
8. hauteur
H. to perform without prior preparation
II.
9. omnibus
A. medical practice that deals with pregnant women
10. erroneous
B. a shrill, discordant sound
11. innuendo
C. a show, pretense or display
12. convivial
D. a small brook or stream
13. obstetrical
E. a long motor vehicle for passengers
14. rivulets
F. merry; festive
15. caterwauling
G. mistaken
16. affectations
H. a deceptive stratagem or device
17. subterfuges
I. an indirect, derogatory implication in expression
III.
18. labyrinth
A. to walk in a sleep-like condition
19. raja
B. containers that hold items
20. somnambulatory
C. shaped into folds or parallel
21. denizen
D. cloudy, misty, or hazy
22. receptacles
E. prince, or chief in India or East Indies
23. corrugated
F. an intricate structure of interconnecting passages
24. nebulous
G. an inhabitant
IV.
25. meretricious
A. difficult or impossible to explain or account for
26. euphemisms
B. close observation
27. caravansary
C. attracting attention in a vulgar manner
28. contingency
D. to dissuade or correct
29. inexplicable
E. a large inn
30. libertine
F. to travel or pass across or over
31. expostulation
G. something incidental to something else
32. traversed
H. one who acts without moral restraint
33. scrutiny
I. the act of substituting a vague statement for
one considered blunt or offensive
V. 34. redolent
A. something added, especially a supplement to a book
35. corroborate
B. to act as a go-between in sexual intrigues
36. pneumatic
C. limited in perspective
37. amorphous
D. unable to think in a clear or orderly manner
38. addenda
E. corresponding in size or degree
39. unpunctual
F. to strengthen or support with other evidence
40. provincial
G. relating to air or other gases
41. incoherent
H. lacking definite form
42. pandered
I. acting or arriving late for an appointment
43. commensurate
J. suggestive