LITERATURE GREAT GATSBY VOCAB 9/10 QUIZ PREP

Aesthetic

(noun) Relating to beauty or the study of beauty

Contingency

(noun) An event that may occur in the future and would cause problems if it did

Credibility

(noun) The quality of being believable or trustworthy

Deranged

(adj.) Unable to control oneself or think clearly; mentally unstable

Elicit

(verb) To draw out or bring forth a response

Erroneous

(adj.) Incorrect; based on a mistake

Fluctuate

(verb) To rise or fall or change irregularly

Intermittent

(adj.) Not happening regularly

Jauntily

(adv.) In a lively, cheerful, confident manner

Magnanimous

(adj.) Extremely kind towards an enemy or rival

Permeate

(verb) To spread throughout or pass through something

Pervading

(adj.) Widespread, widely believed (of an idea)

Rajah

(noun) Indian prince or ruler

Ramifications

(noun) The results of an action; consequences

Relinquish

(verb) To give up

Saunter

(verb) To walk in a slow, relaxed manner

Solidarity

(noun) Unity, usually behind a common cause

Somnambulatory

(adj.) Resembling or relating to sleepwalking

Subterfuge

(noun) Deception used to hide one's true intentions

Transitory

(adj.) Lasting only a short time