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WorksheetsThe Great Gatsby Vocab Chapters 1-2
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Which of the following would best be considered supercilious?
a jeering smile
a deep sigh
a casual greeting
a warm handshake
conscientious means:
characterized by extreme care and great effort
lacking in intensity or brightness
believing the worst of human nature and motives
characterized by directness in manner or speech
strident means:
vociferous
heinous
inimical
askew
Who is most likely to be described as deft?
an elderly person
a sloth
a toddler
a magician
Which of the following best describes languid behavior?
watching TV all afternoon
running a marathon
robbing a bank
giving a powerful speech
intimation means:
loss of strength or power
the act of applying force
an indirect suggestion
something impossible to deny
feign means to:
annex
pretend
arouse
anticipate
complacent means:
content
superficial
steadfast
shifting
incredulous means:
showing or characterized by broad-mindedness
being without doubt or reserve
not disposed or willing to believe
being or serving as an illustration of a type
The opposite of apathetic is:
enthusiastic
presumptuous
cautious
brittle
facet means:
furor
archetype
aspect
collusion
reciprocal means:
predominant
irrelevant
mutual
dutiful
It's annoying when advertisers interpose commercials between segments of your favorite TV show. To interpose is to
interchange
interrupt
interdependent
interbreed
______means to express, suggest, or show something without stating it directly.
Imply
Impetuous
Strident
Contiguous
contiguous means:
irrational
adjacent
ignominious
occult
