The Great Gatsby Pt2

Question 1

incredulity

Answer 1

n. an inability or unwillingness to believe; skepticism

Question 2

succulent

Answer 2

adj. full of juice; rich in desirable qualities

Question 3

denizen

Answer 3

n. an inhabitant; resident; a person who regularly frequents a place

Question 4

nebulous

Answer 4

adj. hazy, vague, indistinct, or confused

Question 5

meretricious

Answer 5

adj. alluring by a show of flashy or vulgar attractions; based on pretense, deception, or insincerity

Question 6

appalling

Answer 6

adj. causing dismay or horror

Question 7

contingency

Answer 7

n. dependence on chance or the fulfillment of a condition; a possibility conditional on something uncertain

Question 8

precipitately

Answer 8

adv. prematurely, hastily or suddenly

Question 9

libertine

Answer 9

n. a person who is morally or sexually unrestrained; one who is shamelessly immoral

Question 10

redolent

Answer 10

adj. having a pleasant odor, fragrant; suggestive or reminiscent

Question 11

solidarity

Answer 11

n. union or fellowship arising from common responsibilities and interests

Question 12

provincial

Answer 12

adj. belonging or peculiar to some particular province or local place; having or showing the manners and viewpoints considered characteristic of unsophisticated inhabitants of a particular locale