Great Gatsby Chapter 4-5

Question 1

Knickerbocker

Answer 1

(N.) -any New Yorker

Question 2

Fluctuate

Answer 2

(V.) -to change continually; shift back and forth

Question 3

Sporadic

Answer 3

(Adj.) -appearing or happening at irregular intervals in time; occasional

Question 4

Divine retribution

Answer 4

(N.) -punishment from a higher being for bad deeds or transgressions

Question 5

Rajah

Answer 5

(N.) -a king or prince in India; a minor chief or dignitary.

Question 6

Elicit

Answer 6

(V.) -to draw or bring out or forth; educe; evoke

Question 7

Valor

Answer 7

(N.) -heroic courage; bravery

Question 8

Somnambulatory

Answer 8

(Adj.) -related to sleep walking

Question 9

Denizen

Answer 9

(N.) -an inhabitant; a resident; one that frequents a particular place

Question 10

Jaunty

Answer 10

(Adj.) -easy and sprightly in manner or bearing

Question 11

Rout

Answer 11

(N.) -an overwhelming defeat

Question 12

Suppress

Answer 12

(V.) -to do away with; abolish; stop

Question 13

Innumerable

Answer 13

(Adj.) -very numerous; incapable of being counted; countless

Question 14

Ecstatic

Answer 14

(Adj.) -subject to or in a state of ecstasy; rapturous

Question 15

Reproach

Answer 15

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

Question 16

Serf

Answer 16

(N.) -a slave.

Question 17

Obstinate

Answer 17

(Adj.) -inflexible; stubborn; not yielding

Question 18

Exult

Answer 18

(V.) -to show or feel a lively or triumphant joy; rejoice; be highly elated or jubilant

Question 19

Hulking

Answer 19

(Adj.) -heavy and clumsy; bulky

Question 20

Nebulous

Answer 20

(Adj.) -hazy, vague, indistinct, or confused