Gatsby Vocab

Question 1

Infinitesimal

Answer 1

(adj)
An indefinitely small quantity
S: microscopic || A: huge

Question 2

Dilatory

Answer 2

(Adj)
Slow to act
S: Tardy || A: Hurried

Question 3

Conciliatory

Answer 3

(Adj)
To make someone more friendly or less angry
S: reconcile || A: instigate

Question 4

Extemporize

Answer 4

(verb)
To compose, produce, perform, something without preparation
S: Improvise || A: Prepare

Question 5

Rend

Answer 5

(verb)
To tear something into two or more pieces
S: tear || A: mend

Question 6

Florid

Answer 6

(adj)
Having a red or flushed complexion
Something that is complicated
S: blushed / extravagant || A: pale/plain

Question 7

Vicarious

Answer 7

(adj)
Something imagined based on others’ experience
S: indirect || A: firsthand

Question 8

Impetuous

Answer 8

(adj)
Acting quickly without thought or care
S: impulsive || A: thoughtful

Question 9

Vinous

Answer 9

(adj)
Of, relating to, or made with wine
S: spirituous || A: nonalcoholic

Question 10

Futile

Answer 10

(adj)
Incapable of producing any result
S: useless || A: useful

Question 11

Reticent

Answer 11

(Adj)
Inclined to be silent or uncommunicative in speech
S: silent || A: talkative

Question 12

Arresting

Answer 12

(adj)
Striking; eye-catching
S: impactful || A: ugly

Question 13

Feign

Answer 13

(verb)
Pretending to be affected
S: fake || A: Truth

Question 14

Pasquinade

Answer 14

(noun)
Writing that uses satire,
S: satire || A: factual

Question 15

Somnambulant

Answer 15

(intransitive verb)
To walk while unconscious
S: sleepwalk || A: awake sit

Question 16

Interpose

Answer 16

(verb)
To place or insert between one thing and another
S: place || A: avoid

Question 17

Ether

Answer 17

(noun)
A pleasant smelling dangerous liquid / the upper region up in the atmosphere
S: ethyl / heaven || A: milk / earth

Question 18

Elocution

Answer 18

(noun)
A style of speaking especially in public
S: intonation || A: inarticulation

Question 19

Sardonic

Answer 19

(adj)
Showing that you disapprove or do not like something or someone
S: bitter || A: kind

Question 20

Punctilious

Answer 20

(adj)
Careful to act very proper and formally
S: formal || A: casual

Question 21

Benediction

Answer 21

(noun)
A quick concluding prayer
S: prayer || A: curse

Question 22

Meretricious

Answer 22

(adj)
Falsely attractive
S: flashy || A: tasteful

Question 23

Garrulous

Answer 23

(adj)
Excessively talking in a rambling, roundabout manner, especially about trivial matters
S: chatty || A: reserved

Question 24

Fractious

Answer 24

(adj)
To be easily angry or to become irritated in a short period of time
S: testy || A: obedient

Question 25

Levity

Answer 25

(noun)
A lack of seriousness with humor
S: humor || A: depression

Question 26

Supercilious

Answer 26

(Adj)
Having an arrogant attitude
S: arrogant || A: modest

Question 27

Prodigality

Answer 27

(noun)
An instance of spending money or resources without care or restraint
S: Wastefulness || A: restraint

Question 28

tumult

Answer 28

(noun)
A loud noise caused by a group of people
S: uproar || A: Silent

Question 29

Reproach

Answer 29

(noun)
A disapproving act
S: Scold || A: Praise

Question 30

Vacuous

Answer 30

(adj)
Having showing lack of intelligence
S: mindless || A: intelligence

Question 31

Jaunty

Answer 31

(adj)
Expressing a lively manner
S: merry || A: depressed

Question 32

Corpulent

Answer 32

(adj)
Having a large or bulky body
S: fat || A: slender

Question 33

Laudable

Answer 33

(adj)
Deserving praise and commendation.
S: Praiseworthy || A: bad

Question 34

Provincial

Answer 34

(Adj)
A person lacking urban for society
S: uncivilized || A: free-thinking

Question 35

Decadent

Answer 35

(adj)
Characterized by reflecting of moral decline
S: corrupt || A: moral