The Great Gatsby 1-3 Vocabulary

a polite or indirect expression that is used to de-emphasize an unpleasant topic

• Euphemism

• Oxymoron

• Paradox

• Hyperbole

a joining of two seemingly contradictory terms

• Oxymoron

• Euphemism

• Paradox

• Hyperbole

a period of two weeks

• Fortnight

• Rotogravure

• Epigram

• Innuendo

the formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named

• Euphemism

• Onomatopoeia

• Hyperbole

• Oxymoron

an obvious exaggeration that is not meant to be taken literally

• Hyperbole

• Oxymoron

• Onomatopoeia

• Paradox

a statement that might at first appear to be contradictory, but that may in fact contain some truth

• Paradox

• Onomatopoeia

• Euphemism

• Oxymoron

an allusive remark or hint

• Innuendo

• Epigram

• Perpetual

• Vehemently

(of a man) having or showing characteristics regarded as typical of a woman; unmanly

• Effeminate

• Vehemently

• Supercilious

• Peremptory

saying or remark expressing an idea in a clever and amusing way

• Malevolence

• Epigram

• Perpetual

• Rotogravure

compose, perform, or produce something such as music or a speech without preparation; improvise

• Extemporize

• Transcendent

• Vehemently

• Perpetual