Great Gatsby 1-3 Vocab

Question 1

Feign

Answer 1

To fake a feeling, state, or injury

Question 2

Supercilious

Answer 2

Someone believing and/or acting as though they are better than everyone else

Question 3

Conscientious

Answer 3

Someone who is wanting to do what they believe is right

Question 4

Incredulous

Answer 4

Someone who is unwilling or incapable of believing something

Question 5

Bantering

Answer 5

Light-hearted teasing

Question 6

Desolate

Answer 6

Someone who is all alone and in a bleak empty state (of mind)

Question 7

Cower

Answer 7

Curl up in fear

Question 8

Apathetic

Answer 8

Someone who shows no emotion/feeling

Question 9

Strident

Answer 9

Loud, harsh, and grating

Question 10

Hauteur

Answer 10

Disdainful in pride, a haughty manner

Question 11

Permeate

Answer 11

To be spread throughout

Question 12

Innuendo

Answer 12

A remake that hints at something

Question 13

Impetuous

Answer 13

Something done quickly and without care by someone

Question 14

Cynical

Answer 14

Someone who believes that everyone else is only motivated by self interest

Question 15

Ascertain

Answer 15

To double check or find out