set 3 the Great Gatsby

Question 1

affectation

Answer 1

(n.) fake or unnatural behavior meant to impress others

Question 2

elation

Answer 2

(n.) great joy and excitment

Question 3

colossal

Answer 3

(adj.) gigantic

Question 4

proximity

Answer 4

(n.) nearness

Question 5

fractious

Answer 5

(adj.) irritable and likely to complain or misbehave

Question 6

supercilious

Answer 6

(adj.) full of contempt and arrogance

Question 7

jaded

Answer 7

(adj.) bored and no longer interested in something, perhaps even life, through being overexposed to it (world-weary, cynical)

Question 8

languid

Answer 8

(adj.) lacking vigor or energy; sluggish, slow-moving (listless, indifferent, languorous)

Question 9

extemporize

Answer 9

(v.) improvise on the spot (ad lib, do it off-the-cuff)

Question 10

peremptory

Answer 10

(adj.) expecting obedience, ending discussion, commanding

Question 11

intimation

Answer 11

(n.) hint or premonition of things to come

Question 12

insinuate

Answer 12

(v.) suggest indirect

Question 13

desolate

Answer 13

(adj.) hopeless, deserted

Question 14

ostentatious

Answer 14

(adj.) showy, flashy, vulgar display of wealth

Question 15

opulence

Answer 15

(n.) great wealth and luxury

Question 16

prodigal

Answer 16

(adj.) wasteful, reckless spending

Question 17

erroneous

Answer 17

(adj.) in error, incorrect

Question 18

contemptuous

Answer 18

(adj.) characterized by utter lack of respect for something

Question 19

vehement

Answer 19

(adj.) intense, forceful, powerful

Question 20

tortuous

Answer 20

(adj.) full of twists and turns.