The Great Gatsby Vocabulary

to make believe; pretend

• wan

• corroborate

• feigned

• banter

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

behaving or thinking one is superior to others

• supercilious

• poignant

• deranged

• obstinate

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

the feeling that a person or a thing is beneath consideration, is worthless, or is deserving scorn

• dissension

• retribution

• contempt

• juxtaposition

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

(describing a person's complexion or appearance) pale and giving the impression of illness or exhaustion

• wan

• discordant

• superfluous

• ineffable

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

talk or exchange of remarks in a good-humored, teasing way

• corroborate

• feign

• dissension

• bantering

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

formal; serious; somber; lacking humor

• wan

• solemn

• poignant

• harrowing

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

liveliness; energy

• contempt

• vitality

• malevolence

• retribution

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

never ending; ceaseless

• incessant

• lethargic

• superfluous

• nebulous

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

loud; harsh; grating' shrill

• solemn

• aesthetic

• strident

• obstinate

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

disagreement; different of opinion

• retribution

• dissension

• juxtaposition

• rancor

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