Honors ELA Great Gatsby Vocabulary

Vocabulary flashcards created from the Honors ELA Great Gatsby list dated September 18th.

Rout

An overwhelming defeat

Reproach

To find fault or blame

Serf

A slave

Obstinate

Stubborn; unyielding

Exult

To show joy

Nebulous

Hazy, vague, indistinct

Laudable

Deserving praise

Ansidious

Intended to trick

Repose

Peace, calm

Debauch

An uninhibited party

Antecedent

An earlier event or era

Ingratiate

Effort made to gain someone's approval or liking

Dilatory

Tendency to delay or procrastinate

Elusive

Hard to define

Tumult

Uproar; disorder; distress

Portentous

Predictive of bad events

Irreverent

Not respectful, critical of what is widely accepted (ie. racism)

Vicarious

Substituting

Rancor

Resentment or ill will; hatred or malice

Formidable

Of great strength; forceful or powerful