The Great Gatsby: Chapter One Vocabulary Review

Which word means: behaving or looking as through one thinks one is superior to others

• sedative

• supercilious

• imperative

• incredulously

• extemporize

Which word means: in a way that indicates or shows disbelief; difficult to believe.

• incredulously

• supercilious

• imperative

• extemporize

• sedative

Which word means: tending to calm or soothe

• incredulously

• supercilious

• imperative

• sedative

• extemporize

Which word means: crucial; absolutely necessary

• Imperative

• supercilious

• incredulously

• sedative

• extemporize

Which word means: to speak without preparation; to improvise

• incredulously

• imperative

• sedative

• extemporize

• supercilious

Define: imperative

• crucial; absolutely necessary

• behaving or looking as though one thinks one is superior to others

• in a way that indicates or shows disbelief; difficult to believe

• tending to calm or soothe

• to speak without preparation; to improvise

Define: sedative

• in a way that indicates or shows disbelief; difficult to believe

• to speak without preparation; to improvise

• tending to calm or soothe

• behaving or looking as though one thinks one is superior to others

• crucial; absolutely necessary

Define: supercilious

• crucial; absolutely necessary

• behaving or looking as though one thinks one is superior to others

• in a way that indicates or shows disbelief; difficult to believe

• to speak without preparation; to improvise

• tending to calm or soothe

Define: incredulously

• behaving or looking as though one thinks one is superior to others

• crucial; absolutely necessary

• to speak without preparation; to improvise

• in a way that indicates or shows disbelief; difficult to believe

• tending to calm or soothe

Define: extemporize

• to speak without preparation; to improvise

• behaving or looking as though one thinks one is superior to others

• crucial; absolutely necessary

• tending to calm or soothe

• in a way that indicates or shows disbelief; difficult to believe