Gatsby Ch 4 + 5

Question 1

Knickerbocker

Answer 1

Any New Yorker

Question 2

Fluctuate

Answer 2

to change continually; shift back and forth

Question 3

Sporadic

Answer 3

appearing or happening at irregular intervals in time; occasional

Question 4

Divine retribution

Answer 4

punishment from a higher being for bad deeds or transgressions

Question 5

Rajah

Answer 5

a king or prince in India; a minor chief or dignitary

Question 6

Elicit

Answer 6

to draw or bring out or forth; educe; evoke

Question 7

Valor

Answer 7

heroic courage; bravery

Question 8

Somnambulatory

Answer 8

related to sleep walking

Question 9

Denizen

Answer 9

an inhabitant; a resident; one that frequents a particular place

Question 10

Jaunty

Answer 10

easy and sprightly in manner or bearing

Question 11

Rout

Answer 11

An overwhelming defeat

Question 12

Suppress

Answer 12

to do away with; abolish; stop

Question 13

Innumerable

Answer 13

very numerous; incapable of being counted; countless

Question 14

Ecstatic

Answer 14

subject to or in a state of ecstasy; rapturous

Question 15

Reproach

Answer 15

to find fault with (a person, group, etc.); blame

Question 16

Serf

Answer 16

A slave

Question 17

Obstinate

Answer 17

inflexible; stubborn; not yielding

Question 18

Exult

Answer 18

to show or feel a lively or triumphant joy; rejoice; be highly elated or jubilant

Question 19

Hulking

Answer 19

heavy and clumsy; bulky

Question 20

Nebulous

Answer 20

hazy, vague, indistinct, or confused