The Great Gatsby Vocabulary Chapter 3

Din (n)

a loud, confused noise; a continued loud or tumultuous sound; noisy clamor. Sentence: The parties very din in the mansion.

Permeate (v)

to pass into or through every part of; to penetrate through the pores to be diffused through; pervade; saturate. Sentence: In the bar, it floating rounds of cocktails permeate the garden outside.

Innuendo (n)

an indirect comment about a person or thing, esp. of a disparaging or a derogatory nature. Sentence: People in the parties innuendo Gatsby is a spy of German.

Impetuous

characterized by sudden or rash action, emotion, etc.; impulsive. Sentence: Tom impetuous with Daisy when knowing love between her and Gatsby.

Erroneous (adj)

containing error; mistaken; incorrect; wrong. Sentence: The rumor about Gatsby is erroneous when people talking about it.

Cordial

courteous and gracious; friendly; warm. Sentence: Nick was cordial with Jordan when he met her in the parties.

Provincial (adj)

having the manners, and viewpoints considered characteristic of unsophisticated inhabitants of a province; rustic; narrow or illiberal. Sentence: This provincial life of Gatsby is full of adventure on the streets of Danbury.

Vacuous (adj)

lacking in ideas or intelligence. Sentence: As the night grow late, the laughter of the party goes get louder and more Vacuous.

Corpulent (adj)

large or bulky of body; portly; stout; fat. Sentence: Nick expect Gatsby to be a corpulent, middle ages man.

Vehement (adj)

strongly emotional; intense or passionate. Sentence: Tom vehemently opposed Daisy meet Gatsby.