The Great Gatsby Vocabulary Quiz

What does the word 'ambiguous' mean?

• Believing that other people are only motivated by self-interest

• Showing little or no interest or concern

• Full of intense disapproval; scornful

• Having more than one meaning; unclear

What is the meaning of the word 'apathetic'?

• Full of intense disapproval; scornful

• Believing that other people are only motivated by self-interest

• Showing little or no interest or concern

• Having more than one meaning; unclear

How is 'coherence' different from 'homogeneity'?

• Both words indicate a lack of respect, but coherence is a stronger, more negative word that shows you really just despise someone.

• Both words mean joined together, but coherence has the added idea of something making sense as a whole.

• When a group is homogeneous, all the parts are exactly the same, not just similar to each other.

• Both words have the idea of doubting someone, but a homogeneous person doubts everyone; it's more extreme.

What is the meaning of the word 'contemptuous'?

• Full of intense disapproval; scornful

• Having more than one meaning; unclear

• Showing little or no interest or concern

• Believing that other people are only motivated by self-interest

How is 'poignant' different from 'urgent'?

• Both words mean that something causes you to feel sad or low, but poignant is a stronger word because it means something produces a deep sadness.

• Both words carry the idea of importance, but poignant means a person shows a lot of passion about it, whereas urgent means that they want it to be done right away.

• When a group is homogeneous, all the parts are exactly the same, not just similar to each other.

• Both words mean being well known, but fame is for something good, and notoriety is for something bad.

What does the word 'notoriety' mean?

• Having more than one meaning; unclear

• Negative fame; the state of being known for something bad

• Full of intense disapproval; scornful

• Believing that other people are only motivated by self-interest

Match the following

• consisting of parts or people that are a

• Poignant

• negative fame; the state of being known

• Homogeneity

• causing deep emotions of sadness

• Notoriety

• believing that other people are only mot

• Cynical

• done with strong feelings or great force

• Vehemently

Coherence

• believing that other people are only motivated by self-interest

• showing little or no interest or concern

• consisting of parts or people that are all the same

• held or pieced together in a way that makes sense

Condescend

• to do something you consider beneath your social position

• full of intense disapproval; scornful

• having more than one meaning; unclear

• done with strong feelings or great force