Gatsby Vocab

Question 1

Amorphous

Answer 1

Shapeless, having no definite form

Ex
Water is amorphous.

Question 2

Convivial

Answer 2

Fond of good company and festivity

Question 3

Corpulent

Answer 3

Hugely fat

Ex
Another word for obese may be corpulent.

Question 4

Deft

Answer 4

Clever, cunning, dexterous, ingenious

Question 5

Dilatory

Answer 5

Delaying, slow

Ex
Snails are very dilatory.

Question 6

Euphemism

Answer 6

Substitution of an inoffensive term for one that is offensive

Question 7

Feign

Answer 7

To make false show of, pretend

Question 8

Florid

Answer 8

Flushed with color, flowery

Ex
The girls face was florid.

Question 9

Garrulous

Answer 9

Talkative, rambling

Ex
Sometimes my aunt can be a bit garrulous.

Question 10

Impetuous

Answer 10

Impulsive, hasty, rash, violent

Ex
Sometimes my cat is a little impetuous.

Question 11

Juxtapose

Answer 11

To place close together or side by side.

Ex
The pieces of a puzzle are juxtapose.

Question 12

Menagerie

Answer 12

A collection of animals on exhibition, a varied mixture

Question 13

Punctilious

Answer 13

Precise following of rules or instructions, details

Question 14

Somnambulist

Answer 14

A sleep walker

Ex
Sometimes I can be somnambulist .

Question 15

Strident

Answer 15

Loud and harsh sounding

Ex
The horn sounded strident.

Question 16

Sumptuous

Answer 16

Lavish, luxurious

Ex
Some individuals prefer to own sumptuous materials.

Question 17

Supercilious

Answer 17

Haughty, vain, arrogant

Question 18

Turgid

Answer 18

Swollen

Ex.
The wound was turgid.

Question 19

Unobtrusive

Answer 19

Not noticeable

Ex
The scar was unobtrusive.

Question 20

Vestige

Answer 20

Remnants, traces, remains