The Great Gatsby Test 1

Question 1

Abstracted

Answer 1

showing a lack of concentration on what is happening around one.

Question 2

abyss

Answer 2

a deep or seemingly bottomless hole.

Question 3

acute

Answer 3

something sharp or extremely serious

Question 4

addenda

Answer 4

an item of additional material added at the end of a book or document, typically in order to correct, clarify, or supplement something.

Question 5

aesthetic

Answer 5

concerned with beauty or the appreciation of beauty.

Question 6

ambiguously

Answer 6

open to more than one interpretation; having a double meaning.
“ambiguous phrases”

Question 7

amorphous

Answer 7

without a clearly defined shape or form.

Question 8

antecedents

Answer 8

a thing or event that existed before or logically precedes another.

Question 9

apathetically

Answer 9

showing little to no feeling

Question 10

appended

Answer 10

add (something) as an attachment or supplement.

Question 11

bantering

Answer 11

characterized by good-humored teasing.

Question 12

bizzarre

Answer 12

very strange or unusual, especially so as to cause interest or amusement.

Question 13

boisterously

Answer 13

in a noisy, energetic and rough way

Question 14

buoyed

Answer 14

keep (someone or something) afloat.

Question 15

clamor

Answer 15

a loud and confused noise, especially that of people shouting vehemently.

Question 16

combustion

Answer 16

a chemical process in which a substance reacts rapidly with oxygen and gives off heat.

Question 17

commensurate

Answer 17

corresponding in size or degree; in proportion.

Question 18

complancency

Answer 18

a feeling of smug or uncritical satisfaction with oneself or one’s achievements.

Question 19

confounding

Answer 19

cause surprise or confusion in (someone), especially by acting against their expectations.

Question 20

contemptuous

Answer 20

showing contempt; scornful.

Question 21

cinvivial

Answer 21

cheerful and friendly

Question 22

corpulent

Answer 22

fat

Question 23

corroborated

Answer 23

confirm or give support to (a statement, theory, or finding).

Question 24

corrugated

Answer 24

(of a material, surface, or structure) shaped into alternate ridges and grooves.

Question 25

credulity

Answer 25

a tendency to be too ready to believe that something is real or true.

Question 26

crescendo

Answer 26

increase in loudness or intensity

Question 27

cynical

Answer 27

believing that people are motivated purely by self-interest; distrustful of human sincerity or integrity.

Question 28

debauchee

Answer 28

a person given to excessive indulgence in sensual pleasures.

Question 29

deft

Answer 29

demonstrating skill and cleverness.

Question 30

defunct

Answer 30

no longer existing or functioning.