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Gatsby Vocab Chapter 1

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

having feminine qualities untypical of a man : not manly in appearance or manner

a)

buoy

b)

effeminate

c)

incredulous

d)

unobtrusive

2.

immeasurably small or incalculably small 

a)
libel
b)
supercilious
c)
privy
d)
infinitesimal
3.

excessive or unseemly frivolity/ lack of seriousness

a)

levity

b)

confer

c)

wistful

d)

languid

4.

unwilling to admit or accept what is offered as true

a)

effeminate

b)

pungent

c)

levity

d)

incredulous

5.

not blatant, arresting, or aggressive : INCONSPICUOUS

a)

unobtrusive

b)

infinitesimal

c)

pungent

d)

privy

6.

exhibiting or marked by great intensity of feeling:ZEALOUS

a)

corroborate

b)

libel

c)

fervent

d)

confer

7.

to give a false appearance of : induce as a false impression

a)

levity

b)

elation

c)

feign

d)

supercilious

8.

coolly and patronizingly haughty

a)

fervent

b)

reproach

c)

libel

d)

supercilious

9.

a false statement that causes people to have a bad opinion of someone

a)

libel

b)

reciprocal

c)

corroborate

d)

feign

10.

sharply painful (especially taste and smell)

a)
fervent
b)
pungent
c)
effeminate
d)
contemptuous
11.

to support with evidence or authority : make more certain

a)

languid

b)

effeminate

c)

libel

d)

corroborate

12.

shared, felt, or shown by both sides

a)

reciprocal

b)

pungent

c)

levity

d)

feign

13.

drooping or flagging from or as if from exhaustion

a)

languid

b)

fervent

c)

supercilious

d)

pungent

14.

manifesting, feeling, or expressing deep hatred or disapproval

a)

languid

b)

libel

c)

infinitesimal

d)

contemptuous

15.

the expression of disapproval or disappointment

a)

incredulous

b)

reproach

c)

languid

d)

effeminate

16.
Because he was so ________ after his nap, he cancelled his dinner plans.
a)
feign
b)
corroborate
c)
levity
d)
languid
17.
Many people don't like cilantro because of its ____________ taste.
a)
infinitesimal
b)
pungent
c)
libel
d)
effeminate
18.
To get out of school, Jeff _________ sickness.
a)
corroborated
b)
reproached
c)
feigned
d)
incredulous
19.
Her grey sun-strained eyes looked back at me with polite __________curiosity 
a)
reciprocal
b)
reproach
c)
levity
d)
infinitesimal
20.

After an _______ hesitation, she handed me the baby.

a)
effeminate
b)
supercilious
c)
infinitesimal
d)
corroborate
21.
The _________ woman demands special treatment for being pretty.
a)
supercilious
b)
levity
c)
fervent
d)
libel