The Great Gatsby Exam

What word means "participating in the knowledge of something private or secret?"

• languid

• levity

• feign

• privy

What word means "lightheartedness or lack of seriousness?"

• earnestly
• caterwaul
• infinitesimal
• levity

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

What word means "formal ;serious; sober; lacking humor or happiness?"

• solemn

• haughty

• strident

• incessant

What word means "find (something) out for certain; make sure of?"

• innuendo

• vacuous

• ascertain

• indignant

What word means "the act of placing different things together or side by side in order to compare or create an interesting effect?"

• sporadic
• counterfeit
• defunct
• juxtaposition

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

What word means "happening irregularly or once in a while?"

• sporadic
• counterfeit
• defunct
• juxtaposition

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

What word means "no longer existing or usable?"

• sporadic
• counterfeit
• defunct
• juxtaposition

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

What word means "a deceptive imitation of something else; a fraud?"

• sporadic
• counterfeit
• defunct
• juxtaposition

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

What word means "going beyond what is right or proper; excessively forward; bold?"

• dilatory

• rancor

• presumptuous

• truculent

What word means "a small room/hall between an outer door and the main part of the building?"

• redolent

• vestibule

• amorphous

• Armistice