Gatsby Vocab 1-3

Choose the correct definition for the underlined word in the sentence below.

The class clown treats serious situations with levity. 

• behavior intended to be

  amusing; flippancy

• in a careful manner,

  paying close attention to etiquette

• with disdain, dislike,

  or contempt

• with disdain, dislike,

  or contempt

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Choose the correct definition for the underlined word in the sentence below.

When the a student claimed their dog ate their homework, I looked at them incredulously.  

• a subtle or indirect hint

• unable or unwilling to

  believe; skeptically

• a subtle or indirect hint

• with disdain, dislike,

  or contempt

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Choose the correct definition for the underlined word in the sentence below.

The students feel more inclined to nap during class than write an essay. 

• without an end; ongoing

• not known exactly;

  vague

• motivated or persuaded to do

  something

• with intense conviction

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Choose the correct definition for the underlined word in the sentence below.

When I told the students I would not change their grade, they spoke to me contemptuously.

• brightly colored or showily

  decorated

• with disdain, dislike,

  or contempt

• without interest

• behavior intended to be

  amusing; flippancy

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

Choose the correct definition for the underlined word in the sentence below.

During Thanksgiving break, I hope everyone enjoyed a sumptuous meal. 

• brightly colored or showily

  decorated

• to determine something

• magnificent or grand in

  appearance

• to be a part of secret or private

  knowledge

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Choose the correct definition for the underlined word in the sentence below.

When I tried to explain that my dog ate my homework, my teacher treated me apathetically and would not offer more time. 

• a subtle or indirect hint

• without interest or care

• an indirect remark or

  gesture that carries some hint of

  impropriety

• to be a part of secret or private

  knowledge

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Choose the correct definition for the underlined word in the sentence below.

The smell of the wax warmer began to permeate throughout the classroom. 

• to determine something

• slowly walked or strolled

• to spread or pass through

• magnificent or grand in

  appearance

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Choose the correct definition for the underlined word in the sentence below.

The grading of the final exam takes an indeterminate amount of time, either days or weeks.

• not known exactly;

  vague

• bare and uninhabited;

  isolated

• with disdain, dislike,

  or contemptunable to be penetrated;

  unable to get through

• unable to be penetrated;

  unable to get through

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Choose the correct definition for the underlined word in the sentence below.

The principal’s office is like an impenetrable fortress, no one can get in or out! 

• without an end; ongoing

• with intense conviction

• slowly walked or strolled

• unable to be penetrated;

  unable to get through

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Choose the correct definition for the underlined word in the sentence below.

The teacher rolling her eyes was the first intimation that she was in a bad mood. 

• a subtle or indirect hint

• with intense conviction

• unable or unwilling to

  believe; skeptically

• without interest

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4