Vocabulary Word | Find the word in the chapter and what context clues are given for the definition of the word | Actual definition | Part of Speech | Student Sentence |
Permeate | cocktails | spread throughout | verb | the rain permeated the old raincoat |
Innuendo | casual,violent | a hint about a person or thing, usually derogatory | noun | the student had an innuendo toward their ex best friend since they knew their secret |
Erroneous | burst of chatter | wrong | adjective | the person was erroneous when she guessed the number was 10 but in reality it was 8 |
Vehement | denied | showing strong feeling; forceful, passionate, or intense | adjective | the teacher was vehement when she was talking to her students about respect |
Vacuous | happy | having or showing a lack of thought or intelligence | adjective | the student was vacuous because she was distracted |
Fluctuate | profitably | rise and fall irregularly in number or amount | verb | the students mood fluctuates everyday |
Sporadic | nervous | occurring at irregular intervals or only in a few places; scattered or isolated | adjective | the girls decision to get up and dance on the table during class was very sporadic |
Elicit | tribute | to draw out information | the student elicited the friend about the test they just took | |
Valor | extraordinary | great courage in the face of danger | noun | the man was valor when he served in the military |
Jaunty | as if she had first learned to walk | having or expressing a lively, cheerful, and self-confident manner | adjective | the parents were jaunty when the baby took its first steps |
The Great Gatsby Chapter 5-6: Vocabulary Chart
Vocabulary Word | Find the word in the chapter and what context clues are given for the definition of the word | Actual definition | Part of Speech | Student Sentence |
Rout | wild | an overwhelming defeat | noun | the soccer player was rout when she didn’t score a goal and the other team celebrated their win |
Suppress | eagerness | abolish | verb | the girl suppresses her anger by working out instead of yelling at everyone |
Innumerable | receptacles | too many to be counted | adjective | the amount of roses were innumerable since there were a bunch |
Reproach | a little | address someone by being disappointed in them | verb | the teacher was very reproach about the students c+ because she’s an a+ student |
Obstinate | peasantry | stubborn | adjective | the kid was obstinate when her mom asked her to take out the trash even though she had just done 18 other chores |
Laudable | initiative | deserving praise | adjective | the kid thought he deserved to be laudable for his 100 on his test because he studied so hard |
Insidious | flat | proceeding in a gradual, subtle way, but with harmful effects | adjective | the kid was insidious when he jumped over the fence with metal without a tetanus shot |
Dilatory | limousine | slow to act | adjective | the kid was dialtory when coming back from his injury because he didn’t want to get hurt again |
Desolate | path | emptiness | adjective | the kid was desolate after her friend was mean to her for no reason |
Repose | trust | a state of rest, sleep, or tranquility | noun | the kid was very repose when she was on the beach tanning not thinking about school or problems |