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'The Great Gatsby' Terms / Vocabulary

F. Scott Fitzgerald's Famous & Controversial Jazz-Age Novel

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The Great Gatsby

The Great Gatsby

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Study Guide Here's a vocabulary list from The Great Gatsby. Use these terms for reference, study, and discussion.

Vocabulary

The Great Gatsby: Listed by Chapter (by appearance)

Chapter 1:
  • Feign
  • Supercilious
  • Conscientious
  • Incredulous
  • Reciprocal
  • Wan
  • Complacent
  • Intimation
  • Infinite
  • Anon
Chapter 2
  • Contiguous
  • Facet
  • Cower
  • Interpose
  • Apathetic
  • Languid
  • Imply
  • Strident
  • Deft
  • Clad
  • Chapter 3
    • Permeate
    • Innuendo
    • Erroneous
    • Vehement
    • Cordial
    • Impetuous
    • Vacuous
    • Corpulent
    • Provincial
    • Din
    Chapter 4
    • Knickerbockers
    • Fluctuate
    • Sporadic
    • Divine retribution
    • Rajah
    • Elicit
    • Valour
    • Somnambulatory
    • Denizen
    • Jauntily
    Chapter 5
    • Rout
    • Suppressed
    • Innumerable
    • Ecstatic
    • Reproach
    • Serf
    • Obstinate
    • Exultation
    • Hulking
    • Nebulous
    Chapter 6
    • Laudable
    • Insidious
    • Repose
    • Debauch
    • Antecedent
    • Ingratiate
    • Perturb
    • Dilatory
    • Desolate
    • Elusive
    Chapter 7
    • Lapse
    • Insistent
    • Tentative
    • Abrupt
    • Tumult
    • Portentous
    • Irreverent
    • Vicarious
    • Rancor
    • Formidable
    Chapter 8
    • Humidor
    • Indiscernible
    • Settee
    • In cahoots
    • Divot
    • Garrulous
    • Incoherent
    • Conceivable
    • Forlorn
    • Laden
    Chapter 9
    • Pasquinade
    • Derange
    • Surmise
    • Superfluous
    • Elocution
    • Unutterable
    • Subtle
    • Orgiastic
    • Borne
    • Ceaselessly

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