The Great Gatsby

Vocabulary Words Part 2

Word Know it well, Know Have seen or Do not know

can explain it something heard the word the word
and use it about it, can
relate it to a
situation

defunct x

fluctuate x

juxtaposition x

façade x

vestige x

intermittent x

tumult x

fortuitous x

superfluous x

surmise x

Pathway to Understanding Words

Word Pathway to Understanding

defunct Definition: no longer in effect or functioning

Part of speech: adjective
Synonym: nonexistent, vanished
Antonym: alive, working, existent
Example: That company is now defunct

fluctuate Definition: rise and fall irregularly in number or amount

Part of speech: verb
Synonym: vary, differ, shift
Antonym: stay, remain
Example: Trade with other countries tends to fluctuate from year to year
juxtaposition Definition: the fact of two things being seen or placed close together with
contrasting effect
Part of speech: noun
Synonym: contact, touching
Antonym: distance
Example: The juxtaposition of these two images

façade Definition: the face of a building, especially not principal front that looks onto a
street or open space
Part of speech: noun
Synonym: appearance, coloring, disguise
Antonym: character, personality
Example: The windowless façade of the skyscraper

vestige Definition: a trace of something that is disappearing or no longer exists

Part of speech: noun
Synonym: sign, mark, imprint
Antonym: empty, colorlessness
Example: These old building are the last vestiges of a colonial past

intermittent Definition: not happening regularly or continuously

Part of speech: adjective
Synonym: disconnected, irregular, broken
Antonym: continuous, steady
Example: The patient was having intermittent pains on his side

tumult Definition: a loud confused noise, as of crowd

Part of speech: noun
Synonym: racket, uproar, ruckus
Antonym: silence
Example: She tried to male herself heard above the tumult

fortuitous Definition: happening by accident or change rather than design

Part of speech: adjective
Synonym: chance, casual, random
Antonym: predictable
Example: The resemblance between the panting may not be simply fortuitous

superfluous Definition: unnecessary, especially through being more than enough

Part of speech: adjective
Synonym: unneeded, left over, excess
Antonym: necessary, essential
Example: The purchaser should avoid asking for superfluous information

surmise Definition: to guess something: without having much of any proof

Part of speech: verb
Synonym: guess, suspect, gather
Antonym: know
Example: As he pulled the material away he could see hid surmise was correct