Article - Lost Generation Flashcards
walk around. He {…} off by himself
wander
Wish something and keep it for awhile. {…} the dream
harbour
when dreams come true. Wish {…}
wish-fulfilment
Having seen. Having {…}
witnessed
to represent a quality exactly. Compared to her previous lovers, he {…} a winsome humility, as well he might
embody
cult or adoration. People think their {…} is some key to happiness.
worship
fail to properly appreciate. [принимать как должное/не ценить в должной степени]. I consider him a treasure of the cinema. Some people {…} him for {…}
take for granted
visit (a place) often or habitually. They would be those familiar with Fitzgerald, Hemingway, Gertrude Stein and Alice B. Toklas, and the artists who {…} Stein’s famous salon
frequent
the quality in someone or something that makes him, her, or it attractive or interesting. Owen Wilson is a key to the movie’s {…}.
appeal
having little or no sense, use, or purpose. Speculating like this is a {…} exercise
pointless
in a sarcastic way, without respect. French garage owner {…} told his young employee, “You are all a lost generation
derisively
the quality of being new or original. They wanted to capture the experience of {…} in the world around them
newness
the essential or characteristic customs and conventions of a community. Unstable {…} like drinking, divorce, sex, and different varieties of unconventional self-identities
mores
attractive or appealing in appearance or character. A {…} smile
winsome
a feeling of shame, or awkwardness.
I turned red with {…}
embarrassment
to make someone feel enthusiastic about something
She has produced a story that {…} the reader {…}
sweep someone along
having or showing no pity or compassion for others. A {…} manipulator
ruthless
by doing whatever is needed.
He promised that he would succed {…}
He promised that he would succed by any means necessary
show or represent by a drawing, painting, or other art form. In The Great Gatsby Fitzgerald {…} an endless stream of lavish parties hosted by the main characters.
depicts
a mistaken belief, especially one based on unsound argument. {…} of Great American Dream
fallacy
important; famous. This becomes a {…} theme in The Great Gatsby
prominent
a state or feeling of great distress or discomfort of mind or body. Gatsby’s vast fortune had been paid for with great {…}
misery
