Gatsby Novel Vocabulary Practice

Match the following words to their definitions.

• forcefully, passionately, intensely

• vehemently

• witty or amusing quote or saying

• epigram

• pretended; faked enthusiam

• intermittent

• showing careful attention to detail

• feigned

• occurring irregularly; not predictable

• punctilious

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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

The insincere job applicant spoke with ____________.

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Match the following words to their definitions.

• suddenly done, without much forethought; on a whim

• languid

• not observing the limits of what's appropriate; assuming too much

• convivial

• unhurried, weak, lazy, without much effort

• presumptuous

• friendly, lively, enjoyable

• impetuously

• concurrent, at the same time

• simultaneous

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

The detective was eager to _____________ the motivation for the crime.

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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

Match the following words to their definitions.

• showing a lack of concentration with things happening around oneself

• abstracted

• unsettling; troubling

• fractiousness

• quality of being easily upset or annoyed; a state of complaining

• corpulent

• excessively talking, especially about meaningless things

• disconcerting

• large and bulky; fat

• garrulous

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Match the following words to their definitions.

• deep or bottomless pit or chasm

• distraught

• deeply upset or agitated

• supercilious

• showing no interest, no enthusiasm, no concern

• sinister

• behavior that shows one thinks their superior; arrogant

• abyss

• evil, harmful

• apathetic

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

Match the following words to their definitions.

• deserted, blank, empty, bare

• credulity

• figure out; make sure of

• ascertain

• easily accepting something as true; being willing to accept the truth quickly

• desolate

• spread through every part; infiltrated

• pervaded

• lightness; the treatment of something serious in a lighthearted way

• levity

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

After the performer fell on stage, he wished he could enter a state of ______________.

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

Match the following words to their definitions.

• no longer working or existing; not functional

• defunct

• wastefulness, extravagance, spending large amounts of money unwisely or unthinkingly

• juxtaposition

• unnecessary, extra, more than needed

• superfluous

• placement of two things together to show contrast

• labyrinth

• maze-like; something hard to navigate or full of hidden obstacles or traps

• prodigality

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

Match the following words to their definitions.

• believing that people are motivated purely by self-interest; distrustful of human sincerity

• complacency

• behavior, speech, or writing that is artificial and designed to impress

• intimation

• a feeling of smug or uncritical satisfaction with oneself or one's achievements

• cynical

• an indication or hint

• affectation

• sharing a common border; touching

• contiguous

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