Great Gatsby CH 4-6 Flashcards
knickerbocker
New Yorker
fluctuate
shift back and forth
sporadic
happening at irregular intervals, occasional
divine redistribution
punishment from a higher being for bad deeds or transgressions
Rajah
a king in India
Elicit
evoke, to draw or bring something forth
valor
heroic courage, bravery
somnabulatory
related to sleep walking
denizen
an inhabitant; a resident; a local
jaunty
easy and sprightly in a manner or bearing
rout
an overwhelming defeat
suppress
to stop, abolish
innumerable
countless; infinite, unable to be counted
ecstatic
in a state of ecstasy, rapturous
reproach
blame
serf
slave
obstinate
inflexible, stubborn
exult
REJOICE, triumphant joy
hulking
heavy; clumsy, bulky
nebulous
hazy; vague; confused; indistinct
laudable
praisworthy, Deservibg praise
insidious
intended to trick or trap
repose
peace, tranquility; calm
debauch
an inhibited spree or party
antecedent
a preceding event, object, style, or phenomenon
ingratiate
to establish oneself in the favor or good graces of others deliberate effort
perturb
to throw into great disorder, annoy, derange, destroy
dilatory
tending to procrastinate or delay, tardy, slow
desolate
barren or laid waste; devastated, solidarity; lonely; deserted; uninhabited
elusive
hard to define, express; cleverly evasive
