WorksheetsVocab #4 (10) Gatsby
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
It was ___________________________ to send an invitation to guests for a party, like Gatsby did with Nick, but many partygoers just showed up without an invite.
chaos
argot
protocol
candid
While Gatsby's words feel more scripted or deliberate, Jordan Baker is more ________________________ with the way she speaks.
despondent
strident
chaotic
candid
How will Gatsby ___________________________ Daisy marrying Tom all of those years ago; she is supposed to be with Gatsby.
despond
redress
appease
augment
Tom is characterized as a _____________________ by his allegiance to white supremacy supported by The Rise of the Colored Empire by Goddard.
chaotic
despondent
negligent
bigot
Meyer Wolfsheim _______________________________ his income by gambling.
enhanced
redressed
expunged
privatized
The drunken ladies at Gatsby's party exclaimed in _______________________ voices when the big band played their favorite song.
chaotic
despondent
strident
appeased
"old sport" - "the bee's knees" - "cool cat" - is ______________________________ used in the 1920s, expressions not heard much today.
strident
argot
ardent
candid
We will soon see what ______________________________ efforts it took Gatsby to acquire all the wealth and ostentatious lifestyle to get the attention of Daisy Buchanan.
privation
negligent
despondent
toilsome
Owl Eyes driving into a ditch is a _______________________ act resulting from drinking and driving.
chaotic
negligent
despondent
toilsome
Even though Nick paid $80/month in rent, his lifestyle was still not one of __________________________; he had food, water, and shelter.
fealty
negligence
jingoism
privation
During a conversation with Nick, Daisy was rather ___________________________ sharing that things were not all that great and that she was "having a hard time of it lately."
chaotic
strident
despondent
jingoistic
In order for Nick to ______________________________ the events of the summer of 1922 from his memory, he had to write it all down.
expunge
neglect
abet
ascribe
The synonym to the word that is carrying us through the novel is
repose
restive
rote
heresy
After too many _________________________, Owl Eyes was trying to sober up in the library.
privations
motleys
banters
libations
Nick wished Gatsby would just _________________________ the information to him directly instead of going through Jordan Baker.
argot
coerce
divulge
conflate
