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Gatsby
Chapters 7 - 9
Question | Answer |
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rooted | dug or searched with the nose |
boisterously | noisily and exuberantly |
disquieting | disturbing; causing uneasiness |
inviolate | not broken or violated |
portentous | threatening |
libertine | unrestrained, immoral person |
vicariously | in a way that is experienced or enjoyed through imaginary sharing in the experience of another |
presumptuous | arrogant |
expostulation | earnest expression of protest or opposition |
truculent | savage; fierce |
luminosity | quality of being bright or shiny |
despicable | to be scorned; contemptible |
traversed | passed across; crossed |
humidor | a container equipped with a device for keeping cigars or cigarettes moist |
extravaganza | elaborate production; spectacle |
redolent | fragrant; suggestive of |
ravenously | hungrily; greedily |
corroborate | confirm; support |
garrulous | talkative |
fortuitously | by chance; randomly |
holocaust | great destruction |
adventitious | accidental |
surmise | opinion based on little evidence; guess |
addenda | additions |
pandered | helped to satisfy dishonorable ambitions |
commensurate | equal; proportionate |
orgiastic | having to do with wild, unrestrained indulgence |
caravansary | in the Orient a kind of inn where caravans stop for the night |
magnanimous | generous in overlooking injury or insult |
grail | the cup or platter used by Jesus at the Last Supper |
benediction | a blessing |
circumstantial | incidental |
pasquinade | satire posted in a public place |
ulster | long, heavy overcoat |
ejaculated | to utter suddenly |
bulbous | shaped like a bulb |
unutterably | inexpressibly |
inquisitions | investigations |