Great Gatsby Vocab

Question 1

Epigram

Answer 1

Short witty statement (motto)

Question 2

Supercilious

Answer 2

Arrogant, scornful, condescending

Question 3

Extemporizing

Answer 3

To improvise

Question 4

Feign

Answer 4

To make believe/pretend

Question 5

Apathetic

Answer 5

Uninterested

Question 6

Languid

Answer 6

Lacking energy/lethargic

Question 7

Convivial

Answer 7

Jolly/merry/festive/sociable

Question 8

Affectation

Answer 8

Behavior that is assumed/artificial

Question 9

Subterfuge

Answer 9

Something intended to misrepresent the true nature of an activity
The young boy was not sick, but it was all subterfuge in attempt to skip his test that day

Question 10

Exultation

Answer 10

Extreme joy

Question 11

Nebulous

Answer 11

Cloudy/unclear

Question 12

Euphemism

Answer 12

Sugar coat

Question 13

Laudable

Answer 13

Praiseworthy

Question 14

Insidious

Answer 14

Subtle/marked by hidden danger

Question 15

Ingratiate

Answer 15

To deliberately gain favor with someone/to flatter

Question 16

Dilatory

Answer 16

purposely trying to waste time

Question 17

Elusive

Answer 17

Difficult to catch or grasp

Question 18

Tummult

Answer 18

Uproar/ruckus

Question 19

Rancor

Answer 19

Bitter, long-lasting resentment/feud

Question 20

Provincial

Answer 20

Not fashionable/unsophisticated

Question 21

American Dream

Answer 21

Green

Question 22

Working Class

Answer 22

Blue

Question 23

Melancholy, loneliness, tranquility and fantasy

Answer 23

Blue

Question 24

Violence, danger, rage

Answer 24

Red

Question 25

Love and Passion

Answer 25

red

Question 26

Envy

Answer 26

green

Question 27

Innocence

Answer 27

white

Question 28

nobleness and purity

Answer 28

white

Question 29

Money, materialism and high social position

Answer 29

gold/yellow

Question 30

Luxuriousness, greed, and cowardice

Answer 30

Yellow/gold

Question 31

Mourning, nervousness and sorrow

Answer 31

Black

Question 32

Injury and gloomy

Answer 32

Black

Question 33

Decadence, bleakness, corruption

Answer 33

grey

Question 34

Theme

Answer 34

Hollowness of rich people

• When talking about butlers nose
• When Daisy talks about how she’s happy that people back at home miss her

Question 35

Motif

Answer 35

Old money vs new money

Question 36

Symbol

Answer 36

All of the colors