1. Gatsby Vocab: Ch. 9 Choose the Ch. 8 boxed words that should go in each sentence and write the sentence number next to the word in your packet.

2. 1.Fred wanted to find a burger that was ____________ with his appetite.

3. 2. During political campaigns, candidates often _______ to voters’ interests with the hope of earning more votes.

4. 3. Until he had more evidence, Bob could only _______ what had happened.

5. 4.As the host of PBS’s The Joy of Painting, the ultra-mellow and always- happy Bob Ross taught viewers how to paint ______ landscapes.

6. 5. Criminals will often attempt to get creative in their attempts to _________ being caught by the law.

7. 6.Though completely ___________, this pop-up hot dog cooker is pretty cool!

8. 7.Like Gatsby, Scarface’s Tony Montana searches to achieve “The American Dream.” Instead of grain alcohol, he sells cocaine. Unlike Gatsby’s “gift for hope,” Tony feels pretty ________ when things don’t go his way.

9. 8. Sometimes men use the “comb over” technique to mask the _______ amount of hair they have.

10. 1.Fred wanted to find a burger that was ____________ with his appetite.

11. 1.Fred wanted to find a burger that was commensurate with his appetite. COMMENSURATE (adj.) - corresponding in amount, size, degree, or extent; proportionate

12. These defunct vending machines left me feeling a level of frustration commensurate to my level of hunger.

13. 2. During political campaigns, candidates often _______ to voters’ interests with the hope or earning more votes.

14. 2. During political campaigns, candidates often pander to voters’ interests with the hope or earning more votes. PANDER (verb) to yield to or give satisfaction to or gratify—often in a negative, self-serving way; to cater to the lower tastes or desires of others for one’s personal gain

15. "It's mature. I'm not pandering to chase teenagers. They're welcome to listen to it, but it's really a record for their parents...” ~LL Cool J, when interviewed Rolling Stone Magazine about his 2012 album, Authentic Hip-Hop PANDERING also often involves giving in or exploiting people’s weakness—caving in to what they want they most—for our own gain.

16. People who manufacture and sell knock offs often pander to those who desire a name- brand product…but lack attention to detail.

17. 2. Until he had more evidence, Bob could only _______ what had happened.

18. Until he had more evidence, Bob could only surmise what had happened. SURMISE (verb) to think or infer without strong evidence; guess;

19. 4.As the host of PBS’s The Joy of Painting, the ultra-mellow and always- happy Bob Ross taught viewers how to paint ______ landscapes.

20. 4.As the host of PBS’s The Joy of Painting, the ultra-mellow and always- happy Bob Ross taught viewers how to paint aesthetic landscapes. AESTHETIC (adj.) concerning the appreciation of beauty or good taste *from the Greek word meaning “perception”

21. 5. Criminals will often attempt to get creative in their attempts to _________ being caught by the law.

22. 5. Criminals will often attempt to get creative in their attempts to elude being caught by the law. ELUDE (verb) to escape by speed, cleverness, trickery, etc.

23. 6.Though completely ___________, this pop-up hot dog cooker is pretty cool!

24. Though completely superfluous, this pop-up hot dog cooker is pretty cool! SUPERFLUOUS (adj) - more than is needed or required; excessive; unnecessary; serving no purpose

25. 7.Like Gatsby, Scarface’s Tony Montana searches to achieve “The American Dream.” Instead of grain alcohol, he sells cocaine. Unlike Gatsby’s “gift for hope,” Tony feels pretty ________ when things don’t go his way.

26. 7.Like Gatsby, Scarface’s Tony Montana searches to achieve “The American Dream.” Instead of grain alcohol, he sells cocaine. Unlike Gatsby’s “gift for hope,” Tony feels pretty sullen when things don’t go his way. SULLEN (adj.) - showing gloomy irritation or ill humor, usually manifested by a glum silence

27. 8. Sometimes men use the “comb over” technique to mask the _______ amount of hair they have.

28. 8. Sometimes men use the “comb over” technique to mask the sparse amount of hair they have. SPARSE (adj) - not thick or dense; thin