The Great Gatsby

Question 1

feign

Answer 1

pretend to be affected by

Question 2

supercilious

Answer 2

behaving or looking as though one thinks one is superior to others.

Question 3

conscientious

Answer 3

(of a person) wishing to do what is right, especially to do one’s work or duty well and thoroughly.

Question 4

reciprocal

Answer 4

given, felt, or done in return.

Question 5

incredulous

Answer 5

(of a person or their manner) unwilling or unable to believe something.

Question 6

wan

Answer 6

pale and giving the impression of illness or exhaustion.

Question 7

complacent

Answer 7

showing smug or uncritical satisfaction with oneself or one’s achievements.

Question 8

intimation

Answer 8

indication or hint

Question 9

infinite

Answer 9

limitless or endless space, extent, or size

Question 10

anon

Answer 10

soon, shortly

Question 11

contiguous

Answer 11

sharing a common border; touching.

Question 12

facet

Answer 12

one side of something many-sided, especially of a cut gem

Question 13

cower

Answer 13

crouch down in fear

Question 14

interpose

Answer 14

place or insert between one thing and another.

Question 15

apathetic

Answer 15

showing or feeling no interest, enthusiasm, or concern.

Question 16

imply

Answer 16

strongly suggest the truth or existence of (something not expressly stated).

Question 17

strident

Answer 17

loud and harsh grating noise

Question 18

deft

Answer 18

neatly skillful and quick in ones movement

Question 19

clad

Answer 19

past principal of clothe

Question 20

abound

Answer 20

exist in large numbers or amounts

Question 21

contemptuous

Answer 21

showing contempt scornful

Question 22

debauch

Answer 22

destroy or debase the moral purity of; corrupt.

Question 23

din

Answer 23

loud unpleasant and prolonged noise

Question 24

lapse

Answer 24

a temporary failure of concentration, memory, or judgment.

Question 25

poignant

Answer 25

evoking a keen sense of sadness or regret

Question 26

portentous

Answer 26

of or like a portent. sign that some thing big is going to happen

Question 27

precipitate

Answer 27

cause (an event or situation, typically one that is bad or undesirable) to happen suddenly, unexpectedly, or prematurely.

Question 28

provincial

Answer 28

of or concerning a province of a country or empire.

Question 29

rancor

Answer 29

feeling of hate and continuing anger about something in the past

Question 30

truculent

Answer 30

eager or quick to argue or fight; aggressively defiant.

Question 31

vicarious

Answer 31

experienced in the imagination through the feelings or actions of another person.