Gatsby Ch. 4-6

Question 1

punctilious

Answer 1

showing great attention to detail or correct behavior

Question 2

evasions

Answer 2

indirect answers to avoid a question

Question 3

incredulous

Answer 3

unwilling or unable to believe something; skeptical

Question 4

abstraction

Answer 4

absence of mind or preoccupation

Question 5

somnambulatory

Answer 5

in a way similar to sleep-walking

Question 6

denizen

Answer 6

a person who frequently inhabits a place

Question 7

disembodied

Answer 7

separated or existing without a body

Question 8

wan

Answer 8

faint, dim

Question 9

juxtaposition

Answer 9

the act or an instance of placing two or more things side by side often to compare or contrast or to create an interesting effect

Question 10

tactlessly

Answer 10

blunt

Question 11

gaudily

Answer 11

extravagantly and tastelessly; in a way that is excessively showy

Question 12

harrowed

Answer 12

distressed

Question 13

abortive

Answer 13

unsuccessful; imperfectly developed; tending to cut short

Question 14

vestige

Answer 14

a trace, mark, or visible sign left by something

Question 15

confounding

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perplexing and amazing, especially due to a sudden disturbance or surprise

Question 16

exultation

Answer 16

a feeling of triumphant joy

Question 17

patron

Answer 17

a person chosen, named, or honored as a special guardian, protector, or supporter

Question 18

postern

Answer 18

back or side entrance

Question 19

pompadour

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a men’s hairstyle in which the hair is combed into a high mound in front

Question 20

transpired

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occured

Question 21

laudable

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worthy of praise

Question 22

notoriety

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state of being famous, especially for something bad

Question 23

meretricious

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superficially significant; attractive but having no value in reality

Question 24

conceits

Answer 24

fanciful ideas

Question 25

reveries

Answer 25

absent-minded daydreams

Question 26

ramifications

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consequences

Question 27

turgid

Answer 27

excessively embellished in style or language

Question 28

antecedents

Answer 28

predecessors

Question 29

debauchee

Answer 29

a person addicted to excessive indulgence in sensual pleasures

Question 30

disconcerting

Answer 30

causing one to feel unsettled and/or confused