The Great Gatsby - Vocab List #2

Which definition best matches the word aesthetic as it is used in the following sentence:

"…for a transitory enchanted moment man must have held his breath in the presence of this continent, compelled into an aesthetic contemplation he neither understood nor desired, face to face for the last time in history with something commensurate to his capacity for wonder."

• (adj) concerned with beauty or the appreciation of beauty.

• (n) a future event or circumstance which is possible but cannot be predicted with certainty; eventuality

• (adj) crazy; insane

• (adj) not permanent; brief

Which word best fits in the following blank?

The ____ smell of roses filled the garden.

Which word matches the definition?

(n) a consequence of an action or event, especially when complex or unwelcome.

• relinquish

• transitory

• ramifications

• contingency

What is the definition of the word relinquish?

• (n) a future event or circumstance which is possible but cannot be predicted with certainty; eventuality

• (v) voluntarily cease to keep or claim; give up.

•  (adj) generous or forgiving, especially toward a rival or less powerful person.

• (adj) occurring at irregular intervals; not continuous or steady.

Which word means

(adj) not permanent; brief

• deranged

• magnanimous

• contingency

• transitory

Read the following sentence and based on the use of the word solidarity, choose the best definition.

The protesters stood together in solidarity to speak out against the unjust laws.

• (adj) occurring at irregular intervals; not continuous or steady.

• (adj) concerned with beauty or the appreciation of beauty.

• (v)  spread through and be perceived in every part of; extend throughout

•  (n) unity or agreement of feeling or action, especially among individuals with a common interest; mutual support within a group

Our family wants to have our annual reunion outside in the park, but I think we should have a ____ plan just in case.

This word could be used to describe George Wilson in chapters 7 and 8.

• magnanimous

• intermittent

• deranged

• aesthetic

What is the meaning of the word intermittent?

• (adj) occurring at irregular intervals; not continuous or steady.

•  (n) a future event or circumstance which is possible but cannot be predicted with certainty; eventuality

•  (v) voluntarily cease to keep or claim; give up.

•  (adj) not permanent; brief

The king walked among his people, handing out food to the less fortunate.

What word best describes the king's actions?

• relinquish

• magnanimous

• pervading

• solidarity