gatsby vocab

Question 1

laudable

Answer 1

deserving praise

Question 2

Conception

Answer 2

ability to form or understand an idea

Question 3

contingencies

Answer 3

future event that is possible but cannot be predicted with certainty

Question 4

Invariably

Answer 4

in every case or occasion; always

Question 5

Incalculable

Answer 5

not able to be calculated

Question 6

relinquished

Answer 6

voluntarily ceased to keep or claim

Question 7

Astounded

Answer 7

shocked or greatly surprised

Question 8

oppressive

Answer 8

forcing harshness onto something, especially a subordinate group

Question 9

sensuous

Answer 9

affecting senses rather than intellect

Question 10

irreverent

Answer 10

showing lack of respect for people or things that are generally taken seriously

Question 11

vicariously

Answer 11

in a way that is experienced in the imagination through the actions of another person.

Question 12

Perceptible

Answer 12

able to be seen or noticed

Question 13

presumptuous

Answer 13

unable to observe the limits of something that is permitted or appropriate

Question 14

authoritative

Answer 14

able to be trusted as being accurate or true

Question 15

earnestness

Answer 15

sincere or intense conviction