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(chapters 4-6)
The Great Gatsby Vocabulary
| term | defintion |
|---|---|
| Punctilious | Strictly attentive to minute details of form in action or conduct |
| Somnambulate | To walk or perform another act while asleep or in a sleeplike condition |
| Succulent | Full of juice or sap; juicy |
| Denizen | An inhabitant; a resident |
| Ecstatic | Being in a state of ecstasy; joyful or enraptured |
| Exultation | The act or condition of rejoicing greatly. |
| laudable | deserving or worthy of praise; admirable; commendable |
| Meretricious | Attracting attention in a vulgar manner |
| Ineffable | too great or intense to be expressed in words; unutterable |
| Genial | Having a pleasant or friendly disposition or manner |
| Chafe | To wear away or irritate by rubbing |
| Dilatory | slow to act |