Shared Flashcard Set

Details

Great Gatsby vocab
words from novel
45
English
10th Grade
05/17/2011
Click here to study/print these flashcards.

Create your own flash cards! Sign up here.

Additional English Flashcards

 

 

Cards

Term
turgid
 Definition
pompous/ bombastic
Term
ineffable
 Definition
inexpressable
Term
dilatory
 Definition
slow/hesitant
Term
tumultuous
 Definition
noisy/uproar
Term
rancor
 Definition
animosity
Term
debauchee
 Definition
criminal/corrupt invididual
Term
contingency
 Definition
accident/random event
Term
portentous
 Definition
threatening,evil, ominous feeling
Term
intermittently
 Definition
Occurring at irregular intervals
Term
commensurate
 Definition
in proportion, matching with
Term
humidor
 Definition
container keeping cigars/ tobacco dry
Term
redolence
 Definition
noticeably odorous
Term
garrulous
 Definition
talkative
Term
fortuitous
 Definition
accidental
Term
divots
 Definition
indents in soil
Term
vestibule
 Definition
room to wait in
Term
complacent
 Definition
satisfied
Term
feign
 Definition
pretend
Term
fractious
 Definition
easily irritated
Term
intimation
 Definition
An indication or hint
Term
supercilious
 Definition
overdone/ overchieving
Term
unobtrusive
 Definition
modest
Term
contiguous
 Definition
touching
Term
deft
 Definition
skillful and clever
Term
hauteur
 Definition
arrogance
Term
languid
 Definition
lacking spirit or liveliness
Term
languid
 Definition
lacking spirit or liveliness
Term
strident
 Definition
loud and harsh
Term
sumptuous
 Definition
luxurious
Term
dissension
 Definition
disagreement
Term
erroneous
 Definition
wrong
Term
impetuous
 Definition
Moving forcefully or rapidly
Term
provincial
 Definition
Unsophisticated or narrow-minded
Term
vacuous
 Definition
empty
Term
benediction
 Definition
blessing
Term
defunct
 Definition
dead
Term
facade
 Definition
face of a building
Term
fluctuate
 Definition
Rise and fall irregularly in number or amount
Term
nebulous
 Definition
vague
Term
obstinate
 Definition
stubborn
Term
punctilious
 Definition
precise/ Showing great attention to detail or correct behavior
Term
somnambulatory
 Definition
somthing you do while sleep walking
Term
vestige
 Definition
small; remnant/ faint trace
Term
innuendo
 Definition
an allusive or oblique remark or hint, typically a suggestive or disparaging one
Term
pasquinade
 Definition
parody
Supporting users have an ad free experience!