Ch. 8 Gatsby Vocabulary

Front

grotesque (adj.)

Back

Disturbingly ugly, twisted, or unnatural.

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Front

indiscernible (adj.)

Back

Impossible to perceive clearly; imperceptible or indistinct.

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Front

redolent (adj.)

Back

Having a strong smell; invoking thoughts or memories of something; suggestive or evocative.

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Front

pretense (n.)

Back

An act or appearance that looks real but is false; a false reason or explanation that is used to hide the real purpose of something.

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Front

stratum (n.)

Back

One of many layers of a substance (such as rock); a level of society made up of people of the same socioeconomic status.

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Front

corroborate (v.)

Back

To confirm or support someone else's statement by providing additional information or evidence.

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Front

interminable (adj.)

Back

Seeming to have no end; tiresomely long.

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Front

tactful (adj.)

Back

Behaving in a considerate or sensitive way toward others; showing the ability to avoid offending other people.

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Front

garrulous (adj.)

Back

Talkative in a rambling or tedious manner; babbling.

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Front

fortuitously (adv.)

Back

Happening by luck; done by fortunate chance.

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4