Sunday, November 1, 2009

Great Gatsby Vocab 1 (of 3)

Here's the vocab for pages 1-60. One of your comments may be left here with a sentence of your own creation using one of the words below correctly.

Fervent = Having or showing great warmth or intensity

"Daisy winked ferociously toward the fervent sun." (p. 18)

Turbulent = Being in a state of agitation; disturbed

"I saw that turbulent emotions possessed her." (p. 21)

Supercilious = Highly scornful or arrogant

"The supercilious assumption was that on Sunday afternoon I had nothing better to do." (p. 28)

Prodigality = Wasteful extravagance in spending

"Laughter is easier, minute by minute, spilled with prodigality, tipped out at a cheerful word." (p. 44)

Convivial = Friendly or agreeable

"Girls were putting their heads on men's shoulders in a puppyish, convivial way." (p. 55)