The Great Gatsby Flashcards
Fractiousness
Irritability
Feigned
Pretended
Exempt
Free from obligation
Bizarre
Odd, grotesque
Bantering
Playful teasing
Complacency
Self satisfaction, smugness
Intimation
Hint
Desolate
Lonely, forlorn
Supercilious
Arrogant
Contiguous
Adjoining
Apathetic
Indifferent
Languid
Listless, without vigor
Hauteur
Disdainful pride
Prodigality
Extravagance
Vehemently
Forcefully
Credulity
Willingness to believe
Cynical
Sceptical of goodness and sincerity
Ascertain
To make sure
Convivial
Sociable
Affectation
Artificial behaviour
Punctilious
Precise, formal
Labyrinth
Maze
Disconcerting
Confusing
Sinister
Ominous, evil
Abstracted
Preoccupied
Juxtaposition
Side by side placement
Simultaneous
At the same time
Defunct
No longer
Abortive
Unsuccessful
Distraught
Upset, agitated
Vestige
A trace of something no longer existing
Fluctuate
To vary
Turbulent
Agitated, disturbing
Turgid
Pompous, swollen
Contingency
A possible event
Profusion
Abundance
Oblivion
Nothingness
Saunter
Leisurely stroll
Dilatory
Slow delaying
Affront
Offense
Abyss
Bottomless pit
Inviolate
Sacred, intact
Intermittent
Periodic
Presumptuous
Overly bold
Formidable
Awesome, hard to handle
Incessant
Without stopping
Ravenously
Hungrily
Pervaded
Spread throughout
Corroborate
Confirm
Garrulous
Overly talkative
Amorphous
Formless
Holocaust
Complete destruction
Adventitious
Accidental
Superfluous
Excessive
Deferred
Yielded
Jaunty
Stylish
Distort
Twist out of shape
Transitory
Temporary
Incoherent
Disordered, unconnected
Nick moves
To west egg
He lives next door to
Gatsbys mansion
He visits his cousins
Tom and daisy Buchanan
At the Buchanan’s, Nick meets the golfer
Jordan baker
Nick sees gatsby reach out
To the green light (Daisy’s House)
Tom is having an affair with
Myrtle Wilson
Nick first meets gatsby af
His party
Jordan tells nick that gatsby loves
Daisy
Gatsby bought his house because
He wanted to be near daisy
Gatsby wants Daisy to
Leave Tom and come to him
Tom convinces Daisy to
Stay with him
Gatsby’s fortune comes from
Bootlegging
Daisy is driving when
Myrtle is killed
Gatsby never loses hope that
Him and daisy will be together
Wilson kills
Gatsby and himself
Only three people attend
Gatsby’s funeral
Mr. Gatz is proud of
His sons success
Tom admits that
He sent Wilson after gatsby
Daisy never told Tom that
She was the one who killed myrtle
Nick plans to return to
The Midwest