Vocabulary Test Ch. 3/4 The Great Gatsby

showy, bright and definitely tacky

• homogeneity

• gaudy

• obscure

• valor

whirlpool or whirlwind resulting when the current of a fluid doubles back on itself

• eddy

• retribution

• dispense

• console

the quality of being similar or comparable in kind or nature

• prodigality

• homogeneity

• hospitality

• punctilious

to try to make someone feel less sadness or disappointment

• cordial

• retribution

• console

• hospitality

spread or diffuse through

• permeate

• dispense

• ravage

• garnish

an extremely strong, powerful, or intense emotion or force

• vehement

• punctilious

• ravage

• eddy

politely warm and friendly

• proprietor

• cordial

• aspire

• valor

a decoration or embellishment, often used with food

• cordial

• garnish

• gaudy

• valor

excessive or extravagant spending

• hospitality

• prodigality

• homogeneity

• gaudy

to damage or harm (something) very badly

• ravage

• dispense

• permeate

• sinister