The Great Gatsby Vocabulary

Question 1

Crescendo

Answer 1

A gradual increase in the volume or intensity of a sound

Question 2

Punctilious

Answer 2

Attentive to finer points of etiquette and formal conduct

Question 3

Flapper

Answer 3

A young woman who flaunts her disdain for conventional dress and behavior in the 1920s

Question 4

Jaunty

Answer 4

Crisp and dapper in appearance, natty

Question 5

Incredulity

Answer 5

Disbelief

Question 6

Subterfuge

Answer 6

An evasive tactic used to evade confrontation

Question 7

Insolent

Answer 7

Arrogant or rude

Question 8

Incredulous

Answer 8

Disbelieving or skeptical

Question 9

Condescend

Answer 9

To patronize, to deign, to descend to the level of one considered inferior

Question 10

Disdain

Answer 10

Contempt, scorn

Question 11

Supercilious

Answer 11

Feeling or showing haughty disdain, overbearing, arrogant

Question 12

Tawdry

Answer 12

Gaudy or cheap in nature or appearance

Question 13

Vacuous

Answer 13

Empty or devoid of matter or stupid

Question 14

Euphemism

Answer 14

Substituting a mild or vague term for one that is considered blunt or offensive or harsh

Question 15

Enigma

Answer 15

Something hard to understand or explain; an inscrutable or mysterious person

Question 16

Crescendo sentence

Answer 16

My piano teacher is very strict about the dynamics of my pieces, specifically my crescendos and decrescendos

Question 17

Punctilious sentence

Answer 17

My mother, who is often tedious about everything, was incredibly punctilious about planning my birthday party

Question 18

Flapper sentence

Answer 18

After watching The Great Gatsby (the one with Leonardo Dicaprio) I considered going as a flapper for halloween next year because Daisy inspired me

Question 19

Jaunty sentences

Answer 19

My mother hopes that my brother’s friends, all of whom wear preppy colorful khakis and jaunty polos, fashion will rub off on him

Question 20

Incredulity sentence

Answer 20

My mother was filled with incredulity when she found out I died my hair blue, however I said to her “It is none of your business”

Question 21

Subterfuge sentence

Answer 21

When my mom finally found out about my blue hair, she figured out my subterfuge, which was wearing a hat to cover my hair

Question 22

Insolent sentence

Answer 22

The waiter at the restaurant thought i was insolent because when I asked if the fruits in their smoothie were organic, and he said no I immediately took back my order

Question 23

Incredulous sentence

Answer 23

I was not incredulous when I found out my mom, who is incredibly strict, grounded me after finding out I died my hair blue

Question 24

Condescend sentence

Answer 24

The waiter’s reaction was condescending when I took back my order after hearing the fruits in the smoothie were not organic, I preceded to leave the restaurant because of his rude nature

Question 25

Disdain sentence

Answer 25

My mom was filled with disdain because I died my hair blue, she thought I was a better daughter than that

Question 26

Supercilious sentence

Answer 26

Whenever I go to the Chanel at the Towson mall, the security guard is very supercilious because I am only a highschooler

Question 27

Tawdry sentence

Answer 27

My mom said that my blue hair was tawdry because she believed blue was a tacky and un-classy hair color

Question 28

Vacuous sentence

Answer 28

At times, I feel quite vacuous in my math class because it is the advanced class and the kid who sits in-front of me always gets 99.5% on the tests

Question 29

Euphemism sentence

Answer 29

Many of my very religious friends substititute the euphemism “oh my gosh” for “oh my god” because their church frowns upon it

Question 30

Enigma sentence

Answer 30

Honestly, it is an enigma why I even dyed my hair blue because I personally loved my natural hair color, I think it was peer pressure