Great Gatsby FINAL EXAM Vocabulary Review

What does "Pomp and Circumstance" mean?

• Taking complete possession or control of someone

• Impressive formal activities or ceremonies

• Giving all your attention to something

• Deserving praise; praiseworthy; commendable

What is the meaning of "Monopolizing"?

• Deeply lost in thought; inattentive to one's surroundings

• Taking complete possession or control of someone

• Unpleasant or dangerous and develops gradually without being noticed

• Pretend to be affected by (a feeling, state, or injury)

Which word means "giving all your attention to something"?

• Engrossed

• Laudable

• Solemn

• Incessant

What does "Effectually" mean?

• In an effective and successful way

• Too great or extreme to be expressed or described in words

• A state of resting after exertion or strain

• Behaving or looking as though one thinks one is superior to others

What is the definition of "Abstraced"?

• Deserving praise; praiseworthy; commendable

• Deeply lost in thought; inattentive to one's surroundings

• Mild or pleasant word or expression used in place of one that is deemed offensive

• Moving or speaking slowly with little energy, often in an attractive way

Which word means "deserving praise; praiseworthy; commendable"?

• Laudable

• Ineffable

• Solemn

• Haughty

What does "Insidious" mean?

• Unpleasant or dangerous and develops gradually without being noticed

• Hard to believe; unbelievable

• Continuing without pause or interruption; nonstop

• Pretend to be affected by (a feeling, state, or injury)

What is the meaning of "Ineffable"?

• Too great or extreme to be expressed or described in words

• A state of resting after exertion or strain

• To gain favor or favorable acceptance for by deliberate effort

• Arrogantly superior and disdainful; stuck-up

Which word means "a state of resting after exertion or strain"?

• Repose

• Solemn

• Ingratiate

• Supercilious

What does "Ingratiate" mean?

• To gain favor or favorable acceptance for by deliberate effort

• Mild or pleasant word or expression used in place of one that is deemed offensive

• Moving or speaking slowly with little energy, often in an attractive way

• Hard to believe; unbelievable