The Great Gatsby Vocab - Ch. 3-4

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Gaudy

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brightly colored or showily decorated

Front

Indirect remark or gesture hinting impropriety

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Innuendo

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Slowly walked or strolled

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Sauntered

Front

Definition: In a careful manner, paying close attention to etiquette

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Punctilious

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Ascertain

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to determine something

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"With Jordan's slender golden arm resting in mine we descended the steps and __________ about the garden."

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sauntered

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Gatsby's car __________ up the rocky drive

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lurched

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Permeate

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to spread or pass through

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Moved or swayed suddenly

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lurched

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Benediction

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a prayer asking for a blessing