Great Gatsby CH 4-6

Question 1

knickerbocker

Answer 1

New Yorker

Question 2

fluctuate

Answer 2

shift back and forth

Question 3

sporadic

Answer 3

happening at irregular intervals, occasional

Question 4

divine redistribution

Answer 4

punishment from a higher being for bad deeds or transgressions

Question 5

Rajah

Answer 5

a king in India

Question 6

Elicit

Answer 6

evoke, to draw or bring something forth

Question 7

valor

Answer 7

heroic courage, bravery

Question 8

somnabulatory

Answer 8

related to sleep walking

Question 9

denizen

Answer 9

an inhabitant; a resident; a local

Question 10

jaunty

Answer 10

easy and sprightly in a manner or bearing

Question 11

rout

Answer 11

an overwhelming defeat

Question 12

suppress

Answer 12

to stop, abolish

Question 13

innumerable

Answer 13

countless; infinite, unable to be counted

Question 14

ecstatic

Answer 14

in a state of ecstasy, rapturous

Question 15

reproach

Answer 15

blame

Question 16

serf

Answer 16

slave

Question 17

obstinate

Answer 17

inflexible, stubborn

Question 18

exult

Answer 18

REJOICE, triumphant joy

Question 19

hulking

Answer 19

heavy; clumsy, bulky

Question 20

nebulous

Answer 20

hazy; vague; confused; indistinct

Question 21

laudable

Answer 21

praisworthy, Deservibg praise

Question 22

insidious

Answer 22

intended to trick or trap

Question 23

repose

Answer 23

peace, tranquility; calm

Question 24

debauch

Answer 24

an inhibited spree or party

Question 25

antecedent

Answer 25

a preceding event, object, style, or phenomenon

Question 26

ingratiate

Answer 26

to establish oneself in the favor or good graces of others deliberate effort

Question 27

perturb

Answer 27

to throw into great disorder, annoy, derange, destroy

Question 28

dilatory

Answer 28

tending to procrastinate or delay, tardy, slow

Question 29

desolate

Answer 29

barren or laid waste; devastated, solidarity; lonely; deserted; uninhabited

Question 30

elusive

Answer 30

hard to define, express; cleverly evasive