• The Great Gatsby Ch. 8-9 Vocabulary
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  • dejection. "Crossing his lawn I saw that his front door was still open and he was leaning against a table in the hall, heavy with dejection or sleep."
    a state of melancholy depression
  • musty. "There was an inexplicable amount of dust everywhere and the rooms were musty as though they hadn't been aired for many days."
    covered with or smelling of mold
  • extravaganza. "Dan Cody--told it to me because "Jay Gatsby" had broken up like glass against Tom's hard malice and the long secret extravaganza was played out."
    any lavishly staged or spectacular entertainment
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