Gatsby vocab

Question 0

supercilious

Answer 0

behaving or looking as though as though one thinks one is superior to others

Question 1

feign

Answer 1

pretend to be affected by

Question 2

conscientious

Answer 2

wishing to do what is right, especially to do one’s work or duty well and thoroughly.

Question 3

incredulous

Answer 3

unwilling or unable to believe something

Question 4

reciprocal

Answer 4

given, felt or done in return

Question 5

bantering

Answer 5

talk or exchange remarks in a good-humored teasing way

Question 6

complacent

Answer 6

showing smug or uncritical satisfaction with oneself or one’s achievements

Question 7

intimation

Answer 7

an indication or hint

Question 8

anon

Answer 8

soon; shortly

Question 9

Permeate

Answer 9

spread throughout something; pervade

Question 10

innuendo

Answer 10

an allusive or oblique remark or hint, typically a suggestive or disparaging one

Question 11

Erroneous

Answer 11

Wrong; incorrect

Question 12

prodigality

Answer 12

an instance of spending money or resources without care or restraint

Question 13

vehement

Answer 13

showing strong feeling; forceful, passionate or intense

Question 14

cordial

Answer 14

warm and friendly

Question 15

corpulent

Answer 15

overweight or obese

Question 16

provincial

Answer 16

of or relating to the regions outside a city; often regarded as unsophisticated or narrow-minded

Question 17

credulity

Answer 17

a tendency to be too ready to believe that something is real or true

Question 18

cynical

Answer 18

believing that people are motivated by self interest; distrustful of human sincerity or integrity

Question 19

Ascertain

Answer 19

find out for certain; make sure of