The Great Gatsby - Chapters 7 - 9 Vocabulary

What does the word "tentatively" mean?

• Assertively

• Confidently

• Cautiously

• Aggressively

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Choose the word that means "loud, confused, and disorderly":

• Tumultuous

• Irreverent

• Rancor

• Ceaselessly

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What is the best synonym for the word "portentous"?

• Insignificant

• Important

• Shallow

• Meaningless

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Which word describes experiencing something through someone else's actions or feelings?

• Vicariously

• Derange

• Orgastic

• Indiscernible

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Select the word that means "showing a lack of respect":

• Subtle

• Insistently

• Garrulous

• Irreverent

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What is the meaning of the word "redolent"?

• Fragrant

• Heavy

• Bland

• Light

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Choose the word that means "an intense feeling of deep anger":

• Pasquinade

• Indiscernible

• Subtle

• Rancor

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What is the opposite of the word "superfluous"?

• Ceaseless

• Essential

• Laden

• Conceivable

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Which word describes someone who talks excessively?

• Derange

• Rancor

• Garrulous

• Tentatively

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What is the best synonym for the word "ceaselessly"?

• Tumultuously

• Subtly

• Irreverently

• Incessantly

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