Gatsby Ch. 5-7 Vocabulary

Conscientiously

• to become known or apparent

• surprising or confusing

• very carefully, with concern for doing what’s right

• to gain favor or approval by saying or doing things to please others

Confounding

• surprising or confusing

• never done or known before; new

•  loudly crying out, with confusion

• without interruption; constantly

Exultation

• surprising or confusing

• unable to be explained

• never done or known before; new

• a feeling of great happiness and excitement

Recurrent

• happening or appearing again and again

• loudly crying out, with confusion

• impossible to be used up; existing in abundance

• without interruption; constantly

Feverish

• a feeling of great happiness and excitement

• impossible to be used up; existing in abundance

• Involving intense emotion or activity

• surprising or confusing

Notoriety

• to gain favor or approval by saying or doing things to please others

• the state of being famous or well-known, especially for something bad

• loudly crying out, with confusion

• to become known or apparent

Ingratiate

• to become known or apparent

• to gain favor or approval by saying or doing things to please others

• without interruption; constantly

• loudly crying out, with confusion

Unprecedented

• very carefully, with concern for doing what’s right

• never done or known before; new

• Involving intense emotion or activity

• without interruption; constantly

Incarnation

• impossible to be used up; existing in abundance

• happening or appearing again and again

• the act of representing an idea or quality in human form

• never done or known before; new

Inexhaustible

• without interruption; constantly

• impossible to be used up; existing in abundance

• to become known or apparent

• real or actual, not imaginary; able to be touched