Great Gatsby Vocab Chapters 1 - 3

Question 1

a short witty poem expressing a single thought

Answer 1

epigram, epigrammatic, epigramatically

Question 2

feeling or showing haughty disdain

Answer 2

supercilious, superciliously, superciliousness

Question 3

to perform without prior preperation

Answer 3

extemporize, extemporizing, extemporized, extemporization, extemporizer

Question 4

to take place of, leaving no opportunity for denial or refusal; imperative

Answer 4

peremptory, peremptorily, peremptoriness

Question 5

haughtiness in bearing and attitude, pride

Answer 5

hauteur

Question 6

merry, festive

Answer 6

convivial, convivialist, conviviality, convivial

Question 7

a shrill, discordant sound

Answer 7

caterwauling, caterwaul, caterwauler

Question 8

a show, pretense or display

Answer 8

affectations

Question 9

printed material, such as a newspaper

Answer 9

rotogravure

Question 10

a physician who treats diseases of the eyes

Answer 10

oculist

Question 11

connecting without a break

Answer 11

contiguous, contiguously, contiguousness,

Question 12

a long motor vehicle for passengers

Answer 12

omnibus

Question 13

mistaken

Answer 13

erroneous, erroneously, erroneousness

Question 14

an indirect, derogatory implication in expression

Answer 14

innuendo

Question 15

medical practice that deals with pregnant women

Answer 15

obstetric, obstetrical

Question 16

a small brook or stream

Answer 16

rivulet, rivulets

Question 17

a deceptive stratagem or device

Answer 17

subterfuge