The Great Gatsby Vocabulary 1
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- Suppress
- to put down by force or authority
- Elicit
- call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
- Impetuous
- characterized by undue haste and lack of thought or deliberation
- Vacuous
- devoid of significance or point
- Erroneous
- containing or characterized by error
- Din
- the act of making a noisy disturbance
- Valour
- the qualities of a hero or heroine
- Sporadic
- recurring in scattered and irregular or unpredictable instances
- Tumult
- a state of commotion and noise and confusion
- Vehement
- marked by extreme intensity of emotions or convictions
- Fluctuate
- be unstable
- Dilatory
- using cautious slow strategy to wear down opposition
- Jaunty
- having a cheerful, lively, and self-confident air
- Earnest
- something of value given by one person to another to bind a contract
- Cordial
- sincerely or intensely felt
- Permeate
- spread or diffuse through
- Corpulent
- excessively fat
- Innuendo
- an indirect (and usually malicious) implication
- Tranquil
- free from disturbance
- Provincial
- a country person