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Gatsby Vocab 3
Gatsby Chapters 5-6 Words
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Rout | an overwhelming defeat |
| Suppress | to do away with; abolish; stop |
| Innumerable | very numerous; incapable of being counted; countless |
| Ecstatic | subject to or in a state of ecstasy; rapturous |
| Reproach | to find fault with a person, group, etc.; blame |
| Serf | a slave |
| Obstinate | inflexible; stubborn; not yielding |
| Exult | to show or feel a lively or triumphant joy; rejoice; be highly elated or jubilant |
| Hulking | heavy and clumsy; bulky |
| Nebulous | hazy, vague, indistinct, or confused |
| Laudable | deserving praise; praiseworthy; commendable |
| Insidious | intended to entrap or trick |
| Repose | peace; tranquility; calm |
| Debauch | an uninhibited spree or party |
| Antecedent | a preceding circumstance, event, object, style, phenomenon |
| Ingratiate | to establish (oneself) in the favor or good graces of others by deliberate effort |
| Perturb | to throw into great disorder; derange; bother; annoy |
| Dilatory | tending to delay or procrastinate; slow; tardy |
| Desolate | barren or laid waste; solitary; lonely |
| Elusive | hard to express or define; cleverly or skillfully evasive |