Great Gatsby CH4 QUIZ

resourcefulness

(n.): The ability to cope with a difficult situation; the ability to find solutions to difficult problems.

punctilious

(adj.): Very careful about behaving properly or conducting oneself in accordance with social conventions.

disconcerting

(adj.): Causing a person to lose their composure or equanimity; upsetting or troubling.

threadbare

(adj.): Worn out by overuse; used so often that its interest or freshness has been exhausted; hackneyed, trite, or clichéd.

breeding

(n.): Good manners that result from training in the kinds of behavior expected from wealthy people.

denizen

(n.): Someone who frequents a particular place; a regular.

strained

(adj.): Done with effort; not friendly and relaxed.

engrossed

(adj.): Completely attentive to someone or something; immersed or absorbed, esp. in some activity.

dispense

(v.): To give out, distribute, or provide.

disembodied

(adj.): Detached from the body; bodiless.