The Great Gatsby Vocab Part 2

What does Vital mean?

• full of life, important

• admitting no argument; characterized by arrogant self-assurance, always thinks he is right

• characterized by extreme attention to detail

• lavishness; reckless luxury, spending $ to show off

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

What does Punctilious mean?

• full of life, important

• characterized by extreme attention to detail

• self-consciously weighty; pompous, thinks too much of himself

• lavishness; reckless luxury, spending $ to show off

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

What does Turgid mean?

• characterized by extreme attention to detail

• limited thoughts; narrow; unsophisticated

• lavishness; reckless luxury, spending $ to show off

• swollen; bombastic in style, like a small fish who thinks he is too big for the pond

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

What does Pretentious mean?

• self-consciously weighty; pompous, thinks too much of himself

• limited thoughts; narrow; unsophisticated

• admitting no argument; characterized by arrogant self-assurance, always thinks he is right

• characterized by extreme attention to detail

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

What does Supercilious mean?

• aromatic; scented; suggestive of, reminds you of

• commanding attention with volume or obtrusiveness, pushy

• contemptuous, revengeful, causing trouble

• full of life, important

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

What does Prodigality mean?

• lavishness; reckless luxury, spending $ to show off

• admitting no argument; characterized by arrogant self-assurance, always thinks he is right

• limited thoughts; narrow; unsophisticated

• characterized by extreme attention to detail

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

What does Provincial mean?

• admitting no argument; characterized by arrogant self-assurance, always thinks he is right

• limited thoughts; narrow; unsophisticated

• swollen; bombastic in style, like a small fish who thinks he is too big for the pond

• contemptuous, revengeful, causing trouble

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

What does Strident mean?

• limited thoughts; narrow; unsophisticated

• self-consciously weighty; pompous, thinks too much of himself

• commanding attention with volume or obtrusiveness, pushy

• aromatic; scented; suggestive of, reminds you of

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

What does Redolent mean?

• aromatic; scented; suggestive of, reminds you of

• contemptuous, revengeful, causing trouble

• commanding attention with volume or obtrusiveness, pushy

• full of life, important

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

What does Peremptory mean?

• self-consciously weighty; pompous, thinks too much of himself

• admitting no argument; characterized by arrogant self-assurance, always thinks he is right

• limited thoughts; narrow; unsophisticated

• swollen; bombastic in style, like a small fish who thinks he is too big for the pond

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.8.4