Great Gatsby Vocab Flashcards
Corpulent
(of a person) fat.
Rivulet
a very small stream
Punctilious
showing great attention to detail or correct behavior.
Somnambulatory
Sleep walk
Denizen
an inhabitant or occupant of a particular place
Defunct
no longer existing or functioning.
Proximity
Nearness in space, time, or relationship.
Menagerie
collection of wild animals kept in captivity for exhibition.
Dilatory
slow to act.
Affront
an action or remark that causes outrage or offense.
Stagnant
(of a body of water or the atmosphere of a confined space) having no current or flow and often having an unpleasant smell as a consequence.
Contingency
Cant be sure an event will happen
Inviolate
free or safe from injury or violation.
Precipitately
to hasten the occurrence of; bring about prematurely, hastily, or suddenly:
