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Great Gatsby. Chapters 3 & 4 Vocabulary. Chapter three. Permeate. To spread throughout With the help of waiters, drinks permeated the garden. Saunter. To walk in a slow, relaxed manner, without hurry or effort
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Great Gatsby Chapters 3 & 4 Vocabulary
Permeate • To spread throughout • With the help of waiters, drinks permeated the garden
Saunter • To walk in a slow, relaxed manner, without hurry or effort • The Bronco's offense seemed to have sauntered about the field during the Super Bowl.
Ascertain • To find something out for certain; to make sure of • Before getting out of a warm, cozy bed, teachers and students alike ascertained that there was in fact school.
Corpulent • Fat • Corpulent cats are adorable but are prone to diabetes.
Jaunty • Having or expressing a lively, cheerful, and self-confident manner • The single, independent woman known as Jordan Baker is consistently described as jaunty.
Deplorable Very bad in a way that causes shock, fear, or disgust • Justin Bieber’s actions are deplorable, and some even hope that they are deportable.
Subterfuge • Deceit used in order to achieve one’s goal • Coyote, our trickster archetype, used subterfuge to trick the ladies.
Punctilious • Showing great attention to detail or correct behavior • The Ohio State marching band was punctilious in forming this shape.
Somnambulate • To walk or perform another act while asleep or in a sleeplike condition • any good somnambulatorystories?
Succulent • Tender, juicy, and tasty • Walkers think that human flesh is succulent. The Walking Dead returns Sunday!