Gatsby Vocab 1

Question 1

Privy to

Answer 1

Expression: having knowledge of something private or secret

Question 2

riotous

Answer 2

unrestrained, rowdy, unruly

Question 3

intricate

Answer 3

Complicated, and difficult to understand; it has many details or small parts

Question 4

Epigram

Answer 4

a concise but ingenious, witty, and thoughtful statement

Question 5

Wistful

Answer 5

full of sad wishes or longing

Question 6

Languid

Answer 6

lacking energy; indifferent; slow

Question 7

cynical

Answer 7

believing that people act only out of selfish motives

Question 8

contemptuous

Answer 8

showing or expressing disdain; scornful

Question 9

feign

Answer 9

to pretend, to make up; invent

Question 10

Imperceptible

Answer 10

too small, subtle to be seen or noticed

Question 11

supercilious

Answer 11

showing pride, arrogance, ego

Question 12

Quiver

Answer 12

to shake because of fear, cold, nervousness, etc.c

Question 13

Mar

Answer 13

to spoil, damage, injure

Question 14

effeminate

Answer 14

(of man) having or showing characteristics regarded as typical of a woman; unmanly

Question 15

Libel

Answer 15

a published false statement that is damaging to a person’s reputation; a written defamation