Great Gatsby Vocab

Question 1

Thinking you are better than others;haughty

Answer 1

Supercilious

Question 2

Talkative; loquacious

Answer 2

Garrulous

Question 3

Not attracting attention

Answer 3

Unobtrusive

Question 4

Slow and relaxed; showing little exertion

Answer 4

Languid

Question 5

Showing a passionate intensity

Answer 5

Fervent

Question 6

Noticeable; able to be seen or noticed

Answer 6

Perceptible

Question 7

Loud; a confused noise

Answer 7

Tumultuous

Question 8

Of the same kind; alike

Answer 8

Homogeneous

Question 9

To give an income or property

Answer 9

Endow

Question 10

Scattered or isolated; occurring at irregular intervals

Answer 10

Sporadic

Question 11

Pale; giving the impression of illness or exhaustion

Answer 11

Wan

Question 12

A type of yellow flower

Answer 12

Jonquil

Question 13

Cloudy; unclear

Answer 13

Nebulous

Question 14

Proceeding in a gradual but harmful way

Answer 14

Insidious

Question 15

Too great or extreme to be described in words

Answer 15

Ineffable

Question 16

Swollen or congested

Answer 16

Turgid

Question 17

A daydream

Answer 17

Reverie

Question 18

Not aware of or not concerned with what is happening

Answer 18

Oblivious

Question 19

The thing pursued after; the cup by Jesus at the last supper

Answer 19

Grail

Question 20

A clever saying, such as “there are no gains without pains”

Answer 20

Epigram