Character List. Nick Carraway-The novelâs narrator, Nick is a young man from Minnesota who, after being educated at Yale and fighting in World War I, goes to New York City to learn the bond business.ay Gatsby-The title character and protagonist of the novel, Gatsby is a fabulously wealthy young man living in a Gothic mansion in West Egg. He is famous for the lavish parties he throws every Saturday night, but no one knows where he comes from, what he does, or how he made his fortune.
â¢ COUNTERACTIVE (adjective). The adjective COUNTERACTIVE has 1 sense: 1. opposing or neutralizing or mitigating an effect by contrary action. Familiarity information: COUNTERACTIVE used as an adjective is very rare.
counterclaim. n. a retaliatory claim by a defendant against a plaintiff in a lawsuit included in the defendant's answer and intending to off-set and/or reduce the amount of the plaintiff's original claim against the defendant. claim by a defendant opposing the claim of the plaintiff and seeking some relief from the plaintiff for the defendant. A counterclaim contains assertions that the defendant could have made by starting a lawsuit if the plaintiff had not already begun the action.