The Great Gatsby Vocabulary

Question 1

Feigned

Answer 1

Pretended; not genuine or real; faking it

Question 2

Levity

Answer 2

Lightness of manner or speech; lack of seriousness; joking around

Question 2

Complacency

Answer 2

Self-satisfaction, smugness; feeling too good about oneself

Question 3

Defiant

Answer 3

Boldly resisting or challenging authority or opposition; standing up for someone; to blatantly disagree

Question 4

Banns

Answer 4

A public announcement of a proposed marriage; informing people you’re getting married

Question 5

Supercilious

Answer 5

Arrogant; showing contempt or disdain; acting superior or snobby

Question 6

Gaudy

Answer 6

Excessively bright or showy; tasteless; flashy or tacky

Question 7

Sauntered

Answer 7

Walked in a slow, relaxed manner; strolled or wandered

Question 8

Affectations

Answer 8

Artificial or pretended behaviors or manners; acting fake

Question 9

Harrowing

Answer 9

Extremely distressing or painful; terrifying or agonizing

Question 10

Libertine

Answer 10

A person who behaves without moral principles or restraint; a rebel or a free spirit

Question 11

Wan

Answer 11

Pale and giving the impression of illness or exhaustion; sickly or weak

Question 12

Truculent

Answer 12

Fierce and cruel; aggressive; belligerent; mean or hostile

Question 13

Malice

Answer 13

The intention or desire to do evil; ill will; hatred or spite

Question 14

Forlorn

Answer 14

Pitifully sad and abandoned or lonely; miserable or hopeless

Question 15

Superfluous

Answer 15

Unnecessary; more than enough; extra or excessive

Question 16

Poise

Answer 16

Graceful and elegant bearing; composure; balance; confidence or calmness

Question 17

Melancholy

Answer 17

A feeling of pensive sadness; gloomy; depressed; sorrowful or blue

Question 18

Interminable

Answer 18

Endless or seemingly endless; never-ending or dragging on

Question 19

Amorphous

Answer 19

Without a clearly defined shape or form; vague; indeterminate; shapeless or fuzzy

Question 20

Providence

Answer 20

The protective care of God or of nature as a spiritual power; divine guidance or fate

Question 21

Foil

Answer 21

A person or thing that contrasts with and so emphasizes and enhances the qualities of another; a counterpart or a compliment

Question 22

Egotism

Answer 22

The practice of talking and thinking about oneself excessively because of an undue sense of self-importance; self-centeredness or vanity

Question 23

Pilgrimage

Answer 23

A journey to a sacred place as an act of religious devotion; a holy trip or a quest

Question 24

Tranquil

Answer 24

Free from disturbance; calm; peaceful

Question 25

Archaic

Answer 25

Very old or old-fashioned; belonging to an earlier period; ancient or outdated