Gatsby Vocab 3 Flashcards
1
Q
Transpired
A
Occurred
2
Q
Laudable
A
Worthy of praise
3
Q
Notoriety
A
The state of bring famous for something bad
4
Q
Platonic Love
A
Striving toward love of spiritual or ideal beauty
5
Q
Meretricious
A
Superficially significant; attractive but having no value in reality
6
Q
Conceits
A
Fanciful ideas
7
Q
Reveries
A
Absent minded daydreams
8
Q
Ramification
A
Consequences
9
Q
Turgid
A
Excessively embellished in style or language
10
Q
Debauchee
A
A per addicted to excessive indulgence in sensual pleasures
11
Q
Antecedent
A
Predecessors
12
Q
Perturbed
A
Worried or upset
13
Q
Invariably
A
Always
14
Q
Genially
A
In a friendly, cheerful way
15
Q
Septic
A
Infected and offensive
