Gatsby Vocabulary 6-9

Which word describes an action or behavior that is deserving of praise?

• Laudable

• Repose

• Perturb

• Desolate

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 term refers to something intended to entrap or trick?

• Incoherent

• Distort

• Inviolate

• Insidious

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

Which word means peace, tranquility, or calm?

• Lapse

• Repose

• Tumult

• Distort

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 does the term "debauch" mean?

• A possible event

• Excessive talkativeness

• An uninhibited spree or party

• Burdened; loaded down

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 does the term "antecedent" refer to?

• Taking the place of another person or thing

• To disturb the condition, action, or function of

• A preceding circumstance, event, object, style, phenomenon

• Confirming or verifying

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

What does it mean to "ingratiate" oneself with others?

• To establish oneself in the favor or good graces of others by deliberate effort

• To throw into great disorder or bother

• To leisurely stroll

• To twist out of shape

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

Which term means tending to delay or procrastinate?

• Dilatory

• Elusive

• Tentative

• Pervaded

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 is the meaning of the term "desolate"?

• Barren; devastated

• Predictive of future bad events

• Not respectful; critical of what is generally accepted or respected

• Excessively talkative in a rambling manner

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

Which term describes something that is hard to express or define?

• Tumultuous

• Turgid

• Elusive

• Portentous

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 does "contingency" mean?

• Leisurely stroll

• Abundance

• A possible event

• Intended to entrap or trick

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