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Great Gatsby Chptr 7
Vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Lapse | (N) a slip or error, often of a trivial sort; failure (v) to come to an end; stop |
| Insistent | (adj) earnest or emphatic in dwelling upon, maintaining, or demanding something; persistent. |
| Tentative | (Adj) unsure; uncertain; not definite or positive; hesitant |
| Abrupt | 9Adj) sudden or unexpected |
| tumult | (N) uproar; disorder; highly distressing agitation of mind or feeling. |
| Portentous | (Adj) ominous, predictive of future bad events |
| Irreverent | (Adj) not respectful; critical of what is generally accepted or respected. |
| Vicarious | (Adj) taking the place of another person or thing; acting or serving as a substitute |
| Rancor | (N) resentment or ill will; hatred; malice |
| Formidable | (Adj) of great stregth; forceful; powerful |