Chapter 4-6 Vocab (Great Gatsby)
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 fluctuate | change in value |
| sporadic games | games played only in rare and isolated instances |
| terraced | furnished with rising banks or tiers |
| labyrinth | confusingly intricate arrangement |
| retribution | punishment in the hereafter |
| incredulity | disbelief |
| nonolfactory | not to be smelled |
| somnambulatory abstraction | sleeplike absence of mind |
| juxtaposition | placing side by side |
| benediction | blessing |
| denizen | an inhabitant |
| universal skepticism | a doubting of all that one encounters |
| rout | tumultuous mob |
| harrowed | pained; distressed |
| defunct | no longer operating |
| abortive | unsuccessful |
| swathed | enveloped, as by a bandage |
| corrugated | shaped into curved ridges and hollows |
| colossal | stupendously or incredible large (big or great) |
| nebulous | vague; indistinct |
| transpired | became known; leaked out; came to light |
| platonic | idealized; pertaining to an ideal or to a kind of perfection |
| meretricious | alluring by false show; deceitfully ornamental |
| conceits | fancies |
| ineffable | beyond expression; unutterable |
| turgid | inflated by undisciplined emotion and too little thought |
| oblivion | the state of being forgotten, unrecognized, unknown |
| septic | rotting; foul-smelling |
| obtrusive | characterized by picturesque strangeness or variety |
| romantic | fabulous (not actual or real) |
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