The Great Gatsby - Vocabulary Quiz (May 6, 2022)

Question 1

Confounding

Answer 1

Astonishing; confusing.

Question 2

Corrugated

Answer 2

Wrinkled; having alternating ridges and grooves.

Question 3

Defunct

Answer 3

No longer functioning.

Question 4

Demoniac

Answer 4

Evil.

Question 5

Disarray

Answer 5

A lack of order; a jumble.

Question 6

Disheveled

Answer 6

Untidy; ungroomed.

Question 7

Distraught

Answer 7

Anxious; upset.

Question 8

Elongating

Answer 8

Stretched out; lengthened.

Question 9

Exhilarating

Answer 9

Exciting; delightful.

Question 10

Exultation

Answer 10

A state of extreme joy or satisfaction.

Question 11

Harrowed

Answer 11

Tormented; distressed.

Question 12

Hollowly

Answer 12

Without sincerity or value; pointlessly.

Question 13

Humiliation

Answer 13

A feeling of embarrassment or shame.

Question 14

Inconceivable

Answer 14

Unbelievable; incredible.

Question 15

Innumerable

Answer 15

Countless.

Question 16

Meditatively

Answer 16

Purposefully.

Question 17

Nebulous

Answer 17

Indistinct.

Question 18

Obstinate

Answer 18

Stubborn; not easily subdued.

Question 19

Postern

Answer 19

A back gate; a private entrance.

Question 20

Rout

Answer 20

A disorderly crowd.

Question 21

Scanty

Answer 21

Insufficient in quantity or amount; sparse.

Question 22

Scrutinized

Answer 22

Carefully inspected.

Question 23

Swathed

Answer 23

Draped.

Question 24

Vestige

Answer 24

A trace.

Question 25

Antecedents

Answer 25

Aspects of one’s earlier life; origins.