Great Gatsby Vocab

Caravansary | Inn; hotel | The first part of the word looks like caravan which is like a mini-mobile hotel. | Magnanimous | Benevolent; generous | The first of the word comes from the Latin word magnus, which means great, and generous people are great people. | Expostulation | Criticism; complaint | The first part of the word looks like expose, and when you criticize, you expose your complaints. | Truculent | Aggressive; rude | This word was used to describe how Tom was aggressively holding onto Wilson. | Grail | Sacred cup | I think of the Holy Grail, which is a sacred cup. | Redolent | Fragrant; reminiscent | The first part of the word, ‘redo’, will remind me that people who are reminiscent will redo what they did in their memories. | Benediction | Approval; praise | The word reminds me of eggs benedict and I have never eaten them before, but I would approve of eating them if I was ever offered. | Garrulous | Talkative; conversational | In the book, this word was used to describe a man who kept repeating what happened to Myrtle. | Fortuitously | Unintentionally | This word was used to describe how ghosts moved around and when I imagine ghosts they usually look like that don’t care where they’re going and just move without a destination. | Corrugated | Creased; folded | This word was used to describe how the surface of the pool slightly folded from the small gust. | Adventitious | Casual; foreign | The word looks like adventure and I would love to make having adventures like a casual thing for me. | Circumstantial | detailed | This word is often used to refer cases and when presenting a case’s evidence, one must be detailed. | Pasquinade | Burlesque; skit | The word looks like that word Pasquel, and that is the last name of an Mexican actress, and people act in skits. | Ulster | Cloak; coat | I remember watching a show called Doctor Who where one of the characters, who wore a large cloak, mentioned this word. | Bulbous | Arched;