Great Gatsby 7-9

Question 1

lapse

Answer 1

a slip of error; error

Question 2

insistent

Answer 2

persistent, demanding, dwelling upon

Question 3

tentative

Answer 3

unsure, uncertain, hesitant

Question 4

abrupt

Answer 4

sudden or unexpected

Question 5

irreverent

Answer 5

not respectful, critical of what os generally accepted or respected.

Question 6

tumult

Answer 6

uproar, disorder, highly distressing agitation of mind or feeling

Question 7

portentous

Answer 7

ominous, predictive of future bad events

Question 8

vicarious

Answer 8

taking the place of another person or thing; a substitute

Question 9

Rancor

Answer 9

resentment or ill will; hatred; malice

Question 10

formidable

Answer 10

forceful; powerful; of great strength

Question 11

humidor

Answer 11

cigar container

Question 12

indiscernible

Answer 12

cannot be seen or perceived clearly; imperceptible

Question 13

Settee

Answer 13

a seat for two or more persons, having a back and usually arms and upholstered

Question 14

in cahoots

Answer 14

in partnership; in league with; in conspiracy

Question 15

Divot

Answer 15

a piece of turf gouged out with a club in making a stroke

Question 16

Garrulous

Answer 16

talkative Ina raambling

Question 17

incoherent

Answer 17

Without logical or meaningful connection

Question 18

conceivable

Answer 18

imaginable or believable

Question 19

Forlorn

Answer 19

desolate or dreary, miserable unhappy

Question 20

laden

Answer 20

burdened, loaded down

Question 21

pasquinade

Answer 21

a satire or lampoon

Question 22

derange

Answer 22

make insane

Question 23

surmise

Answer 23

guess

Question 24

superfluous

Answer 24

excessive, unnecessary

Question 25

elocution

Answer 25

a persons manner in speaking or reading aloud in public

Question 26

unutterable

Answer 26

unspeakable, beyond expression

Question 27

subtle

Answer 27

difficult to perceive or understand

Question 28

orgastic

Answer 28

at the height of emotional excitement

Question 29

borne

Answer 29

carried

Question 30

ceaselessly

Answer 30

without stopping, incessantly