The Great Gatsby Ch. 1 Vocab

having or revealing an exaggerated sense of one's importance

• supercilious

• incredulous

• arrogant

• peremptory

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

synonym for "disclosure, admission"

• revelation

• incredulous

• disdain

• fractious

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

unwilling or unable to believe something

• arrogant

• incredulous

• fractious

• supercilious

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

synonym for "cantakerous, grumpy, hot-tempered"

• fractious

• disdain

• peremptory

• arrogant

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

"As I started my motor Daisy peremptorily called: "Wait!..." what is the meaning of the underlined word?

• It means she called out loudly.

• It means she called out in a manner that expects no debate.

• She called out with scorn.

• She called out with a soft, delicate tone.

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

"I think he'd tanked up a good deal at luncheon, and his determination to have my company bordered on violence. The supercilious assumption was that on a Sunday afternoon I had nothing better to do."

• Tom's assumption shows that he thinks he is superior to Nick.

• Tom's assumption shows that he's had too much to drink.

• Tom's assumption is violent.

• Tom's assumption is grumpy and cantakerous.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.11-12.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

(verb) consider to be unworthy of one's attention/time/consideration

• disdain

• fractious

• supercilious

• arrogant

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4