Quarter 3 Vocabulary
- somnambulate - walk in one's sleep
"Gatsby took an arm of each of us and moved forward into the restaurant, whereupon Mr. Wolfshiem swallowed a new sentence he was starting and lapsed into a somnambulatory abstraction” (Fitzgerald 69). - extemporaneous - with little or no preparation or forethought
“She was only extemporising but a stirring warmth flowed through her as if her heart was trying to come out to you” (Fitzgerald 19).
- quintessential - representing the perfect example of a class or quality
“Why is The Great Gatsby such a quintessential twentieth-century novel” (Fitzgerald 5).
- fractious - easily irritated or annoyed
¨Although the child insisted he wasn’t tired, his fractious behaviour - especially his decision to crush his jam sandwiches all over the floor - convinced everyone present that it was time to put him to bed.¨ (Fitzgerald 100)
- dilatory - wasting time
“The dilatory limousine came rolling up the drive” (Fitzgerald 115).
- coherence - logical and orderly and consistent relation of parts
"The murmur trembled on the verse of coherence, sank down, mounted excitedly, and then ceased together" (Fitzgerald 12).
- corrugated - shaped into alternating parallel grooves and ridges
“A small gust of wind that scarcely corrugated the surface was enough to disturb its accidental course with its accidental burden” (Fitzgerald 170).
- unwavering - marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable
“Perhaps some unbelievable guest would arrive, a person infinitely rare and to be marvelled at, some authentically radiant young girl with one fresh Gatsby, one moment of magical encounter,, would blot out those five years of unwavering devotion” (Fitzgerald 70).
- punctilious - marked by precise accordance with details
“This quality was continually breaking through his punctilious manner in the shape of restlessness” (Fitzgerald 64).
- expostulation - an exclamation of protest or remonstrance or reproof
"Gatsby took an arm of each of us and moved forward into the restaurant, whereupon Mr. Wolfshiem swallowed a new sentence he was starting and lapsed into a somnambulatory abstraction” (Fitzgerald 69).
“She was only extemporising but a stirring warmth flowed through her as if her heart was trying to come out to you” (Fitzgerald 19).
“Why is The Great Gatsby such a quintessential twentieth-century novel” (Fitzgerald 5).
¨Although the child insisted he wasn’t tired, his fractious behaviour - especially his decision to crush his jam sandwiches all over the floor - convinced everyone present that it was time to put him to bed.¨ (Fitzgerald 100)
“The dilatory limousine came rolling up the drive” (Fitzgerald 115).
"The murmur trembled on the verse of coherence, sank down, mounted excitedly, and then ceased together" (Fitzgerald 12).
“A small gust of wind that scarcely corrugated the surface was enough to disturb its accidental course with its accidental burden” (Fitzgerald 170).
“Perhaps some unbelievable guest would arrive, a person infinitely rare and to be marvelled at, some authentically radiant young girl with one fresh Gatsby, one moment of magical encounter,, would blot out those five years of unwavering devotion” (Fitzgerald 70).
“This quality was continually breaking through his punctilious manner in the shape of restlessness” (Fitzgerald 64).