The Great Gatsby Chapters 6-7 Vocab
invariably
in every case or on every occasion; always.
incredulous
"An Oxford man!" He was _________. "Like hell he is!He wears a pink suit."
morbid
"Don't be _____," Jordan said. "Life starts all over again when it gets crisp in the fall."
presumptuous
"Go on. He won't annoy you. I think he realizes that his ________ little flirtation is over."
perceptible
"I never loved him," she said, with _______ reluctance.
notoriety
Gatsby's ______, spread about by the hundreds who had accepted his hospitality and so become authorities upon his past, had increased all summer until he fell just short of being news.
slander
He looked--and this is said in all contempt for the babbled _____ of his garden--- as if he had "killed a man."
sagely
He nodded _____. "And what's more I love Daisy too. Once in a while I go off on a spree and make a fool of myself, but I always come back, and in my heart I love her all the time"
contingencies
He was employed in a vague personal capacity--while he remained with Cody he was in turn steward, mate, skipper, secretary, and even jailor, for Dan Cody sober knew what lavish doings Dan Cody drunk might soon be about, and he provided for such ________ by reposing more and more trust in Gatsby.
earnestness
He was talking intently across the table at her, and in his __________ his hand had fallen upon and covered her own.
invariably
It is _________ saddening to look through new eyes at things upon which you have expended your own powers of adjustment.
tentatively
Jordan and Tom and I got into the front seat of Gatsby's car, Tom pushed the unfamiliar gears _________, and we shot off into the oppressive heat, leaving them out of sight behind.
oppressive
Jordan and Tom and I got into the front seat of Gatsby's car, Tom pushed the unfamiliar gears tentatively, and we shot off into the ________ heat, leaving them out of sight behind.
truculent
Only the negro and I were near enough to hear what he said, but the policeman caught something in the tone and looked over with _______ eyes.
authoritative
Self-consciously, with his ________ arms breaking the way, we pushed through the still gathering crowd, passing a hurried doctor, case in hand, who had been sent for in wild hope half an hour ago.
astounded
She had told him that she loved him, and Tom Buchanan saw. He was _________.
brutality
She's locked herself into her room, and if he tries any ________ she's going to turn the light out and on again"
relinquished
The child, _________ by the nurse, rushed across the room and rooted shyly into her mother's dress.
intermittent
occurring at irregular intervals; not continuous or steady. (sporadic)
tentatively
of the nature of or made or done as a trial, experiment, or attempt; experimental; hesitant.
vicariously
involves experiencing something through another person
lethargic
A massive and _________ woman, who had been urging Daisy to play golf with her at the local club to-morrow, spoke in Miss Baedeker's defence.
relinquished
voluntarily cease to keep or claim; give up; let go of.
sagely
wise, judicious, or prudent:
pervading
There were the same people, or at least the same sort of people, the same profusion of champagne, the same many-colored, many keyed commotion, but I felt an unpleasantness in the air, a _______ harshness that hadn't been there before.
sensuous
There's something very _________ about it---overripe, as if all sorts of funny fruits were going to fall into your hands."
laudable
This was his day off and with _________ initiative he had hurried out "to see."
incalculable
What would happen now in the dim, _________ hours?
portentous
done in a pompously or overly solemn manner so as to impress.
presumptuous
(of a person or their behavior) failing to observe the limits of what is permitted or appropriate. bold.
incredulous
(of a person or their manner) unwilling or unable to believe something.
laudable
(of an action, idea, or goal) deserving praise and commendation. admirable
oppressive
(of weather) excessively hot and humid.
incarnation
(with reference to reincarnation) one of a series of lifetimes that a person spends on earth. or a person who embodies in the flesh a deity, spirit, or abstract quality.
ambitious
About this time an _________ young reporter from New York arrived one morning at Gatsby's door and asked him if he had anything to say
irreverent
After a moment she added as if she might have sounded ________, "There wasn't any connection."
portentous
As Tom took up the receiver the compressed heat exploded into sound and we were listening to the ________ chords of Mendelssohn's Wedding March from the ballroom below.
incarnation
At his lips' touch she blossomed for him like a flower and the ________ was complete.
vicariously
At this point Jordan and I tried to go, but Tom and Gatsby insisted with competitive firmness that we remain-- as though neither of them had anything to conceal and it would be a privilege to partake _______ of their emotions.
intermittent
The music had died down as the ceremony began and now a long cheer floated in at the window, followed by ________ cries of "Yea--ea--ea!" and finally by a burst of jazz as the dancing began.
ramifications
The none too savory ___________ by which Ella Kaye, the newspaper woman, played Madame de Maintenon to his weakness and sent him to sea in a yacht, were common knowledge to the turgid sub-journalism of 1902.
conception
The truth was that Jay Gatsby of West Egg, Long Island, sprang from his Platonic _______ of himself.
contingencies
a future event or circumstance that is possible but cannot be predicted with certainty.
authoritative
able to be trusted as being accurate or true; reliable.
lethargic
affected by lethargy; sluggish and apathetic. inactive.
morbid
characterized by or appealing to an abnormal and unhealthy interest in disturbing and unpleasant subjects, especially death and disease.
truculent
eager or quick to argue or fight; aggressively defiant.
perceptible
especially of a slight movement or change of state) able to be seen or noticed.
earnestness
full seriousness, as of intention or purpose:
ambitious
having or showing a strong desire and determination to succeed.
sensuous
relating to or affecting the senses rather than the intellect.
ramifications
result; a consequence of an action or event, especially when complex or unwelcome.
brutality
savage physical violence; great cruelty.
irreverent
showing a lack of respect for people or things that are generally taken seriously; disrespectful.
pervading
spread through and be perceived in every part of; (of an influence, feeling, or quality) be present and apparent throughout.
astounded
stunned; shock or greatly surprise
slander
the action or crime of making a false spoken statement damaging to a person's reputation.
notoriety
the state of being famous or well known for some bad quality or deed.
conception
the way in which something is perceived or regarded.
incalculable
too great to be calculated or estimated.
