The Great Gatsby Vocab

Question 1

Convivial adj.

Answer 1

Fond of good company and festivity

Question 2

Corpulent adj.

Answer 2

Hugely fat

Question 3

Deft adj.

Answer 3

Clever, cunning, dexterous, ingenious

Question 4

Dilatory adj.

Answer 4

Delaying, slow

Question 5

Euphemism n.

Answer 5

Substitution of an inoffensive term for one that is offensive

Question 6

Feign v.

Answer 6

To make a false show of, pretend

Question 7

Florid adj.

Answer 7

Flushed with color, flowery

Question 8

Garrulous adj.

Answer 8

Talkative, rambling

Question 9

Impetuous adj.

Answer 9

Impulsive, hasty, rash, violent

Question 10

Juxtapose v.

Answer 10

To place close together or side by side

Question 11

Menagerie n.

Answer 11

A collection of animals on exhibition, a varied mixture

Question 12

Punctilious adj.

Answer 12

Precise following of rules or instructions, details, code of conduct

Question 13

Somnambulist adj.

Answer 13

A sleep walker.

Question 14

Strident adj.

Answer 14

Loud and harsh sounding

Question 15

Sumptuous adj.

Answer 15

Lavish, luxurious

Question 16

Turgid adj.

Answer 16

Swollen

Question 17

Unobtrusive adj.

Answer 17

Not noticeable or blatant

Question 18

Vestige n.

Answer 18

Remnants, traces, remains

Question 19

Amorphous adj.

Answer 19

Shapeless, having no definite form