click below
click below
Normal Size Small Size show me how
The Great Gatsby 4-6
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| punctilious | marked by precise accordance with codes and convections, on time, punctual, follow rules |
| ineffable | incapable of being expressed in words, indescribable |
| disconcerting | causing loss of composure or self possession, awkward, embarrassing ,disrupts calmness, causing one to feel unsettled |
| ingratiate | to gain favor by deliberate effort, manipulate to get what they want |
| dilatory | delaying |
| antecedent | a preceding event or cause, came before |
| defunct | no longer in effect or use, no longer in existence , functioning |
| postern | a back door or gale, private entrance |
| laudable | deserving praise, commendable |
| highball | a drink glass that's tall, filled with whiskey and club soda |
| meretricious | alluring by show or flashy attractions, gaudy |
| denizen | an inhabitant |
| elicit | to draw out, bring forth, get information from someone |
| nebulous | hazy, vague, indistinct, clowdy, foggy |
| vestige | a mark, trace visible evidence that no one is evident, dissapearing |
| retribution | long committed punishment |
| insidious | intended to entrap or beguile , deceitful, harmful |
| distraught | distracted, deeply agitated, mentally drained |