1. Great Gatsby VOCABULARY
Chapter 8 & 9

2. Chapter 8 & 9 • fortuitous • surmise • amorphous • adventitious
• corroborate • interminable
• ravenous • pandered

3. WORDS IN CONTEXT 1 fortuitous – adj
Choose the meaning closest to that of the boldfaced word.
1 fortuitous
– adj
• A fortuitous coincidence would be going on vacation with your family, and your best friend’s family happens to go on vacation to the same place at the same time.
fortuitous means
A. A sad incident.
B. By chance; a random, happy accident.
C. A purposeful occurrence.

4. WORDS IN CONTEXT 1 fortuitous – adj
Choose the meaning closest to that of the boldfaced word.
1 fortuitous
– adj
• A fortuitous coincidence would be going on vacation with your family, and your best friend’s family happens to go on vacation to the same place at the same time.
fortuitous means
A. A sad incident.
B. By chance; a random, happy accident.
C. A purposeful occurrence.

5. WORDS IN CONTEXT 2 amorphous – adj
Choose the meaning closest to that of the boldfaced word.
2 amorphous
– adj
• The amorphous political movement was not organized.
• I couldn’t tell if the amorphous cloud looked like a dragon or a castle.
amorphous means
A. Clear and solid shape.
B. Awful and terrible
C. Without a definite shape

6. WORDS IN CONTEXT 2 amorphous – adj
Choose the meaning closest to that of the boldfaced word.
2 amorphous
– adj
• The amorphous political movement was not organized.
• I couldn’t tell if the amorphous cloud looked like a dragon or a castle.
amorphous means
A. Clear and solid shape.
B. Awful and terrible
C. Without a definite shape

7. WORDS IN CONTEXT 3 corroborate – verb
Choose the meaning closest to that of the boldfaced word.
3 corroborate
– verb
• I swore to my teacher that I didn’t throw the spitball. My friends corroborated my story by promising that I was concentrating on my math homework.
• A witness in court will corroborate the testimony of others.
corroborate means
A. Back someone else’s story
B. Tell a lie to get out of trouble
C. Keep quiet and stay out of it

8. WORDS IN CONTEXT 3 corroborate – verb
Choose the meaning closest to that of the boldfaced word.
3 corroborate
– verb
• I swore to my teacher that I didn’t throw the spitball. My friends corroborated my story by promising that I was concentrating on my math homework.
• A witness in court will corroborate the testimony of others.
corroborate means
A. Back someone else’s story
B. Tell a lie to get out of trouble
C. Keep quiet and stay out of it

9. WORDS IN CONTEXT 4 ravenous – adj
Choose the meaning closest to that of the boldfaced word.
4 ravenous
– adj
• After basketball practice, I was ravenous. I felt like I could eat 10 pizzas!
• He had a ravenous appetite for music in all forms.
ravenous means
A. hungry.
B. full.
C. exhausted.

10. WORDS IN CONTEXT 4 ravenous – adj
Choose the meaning closest to that of the boldfaced word.
4 ravenous
– adj
• After basketball practice, I was ravenous. I felt like I could eat 10 pizzas!
• He had a ravenous appetite for music in all forms.
ravenous means
A. hungry.
B. full.
C. exhausted.

11. WORDS IN CONTEXT 5 surmise – adj
Choose the meaning closest to that of the boldfaced word.
5 surmise
– adj
• When I saw the empty ice cream containers and sprinkles on the counter, I could surmise that my little sister made sundaes.
surmise means
A. To be confused.
B. To make a guess.
C. To change your mind.

12. WORDS IN CONTEXT 5 surmise – adj
Choose the meaning closest to that of the boldfaced word.
5 surmise
– adj
• When I saw the empty ice cream containers and sprinkles on the counter, I could surmise that my little sister made sundaes.
surmise means
A. To be confused.
B. To make a guess.
C. To change your mind.

13. WORDS IN CONTEXT 6 adventitious – adj
Choose the meaning closest to that of the boldfaced word.
6 adventitious
– adj
• Christopher Columbus’s stumbling upon the Caribbean while he was searching for a new route to India was adventitious.
• When you make an adventitious rhyme while speaking, people may say, “You’re a poet and didn’t know it!”
adventitious means
A. Something that was planned out carefully
B. Something that is not desired
C. Something that “just kind of happens”

14. WORDS IN CONTEXT 6 adventitious – adj
Choose the meaning closest to that of the boldfaced word.
6 adventitious
– adj
• Christopher Columbus’s stumbling upon the Caribbean while he was searching for a new route to India was adventitious.
• When you make an adventitious rhyme while speaking, people may say, “You’re a poet and didn’t know it!”
adventitious means
A. Something that was planned out carefully
B. Something that is not desired
C. Something that “just kind of happens”

15. WORDS IN CONTEXT 7 interminable – adj
Choose the meaning closest to that of the boldfaced word.
7 interminable
– adj
• My boring math class during the block schedule feels interminable.
• My sister’s interminable violin recital felt like it would go on forever.
interminable means
A. Something short and sweet
B. Something that seems to have no end
C. Mysterious and strange

16. WORDS IN CONTEXT 7 interminable – adj
Choose the meaning closest to that of the boldfaced word.
7 interminable
– adj
• My boring math class during the block schedule feels interminable.
• My sister’s interminable violin recital felt like it would go on forever.
interminable means
A. Something short and sweet
B. Something that seems to have no end
C. Mysterious and strange

17. WORDS IN CONTEXT 7 pandered – verb
Choose the meaning closest to that of the boldfaced word.
7 pandered
– verb
• The politician pandered to the demands of the big companies that contributed millions to the campaign for re-election.
pandered means
A. Do what others want for selfish reasons
B. Refuse to help anyone else
C. Generously give to those in need selflessly

18. WORDS IN CONTEXT 7 pandered – verb
Choose the meaning closest to that of the boldfaced word.
7 pandered
– verb
• The politician pandered to the demands of the big companies that contributed millions to the campaign for re-election.
pandered means
A. Do what others want for selfish reasons
B. Refuse to help anyone else
C. Generously give to those in need selflessly