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The Great Gatsby Vocab Chapters 1-2

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

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1.

Which of the following would best be considered supercilious?

a)

a jeering smile

b)

a deep sigh

c)

a casual greeting

d)

a warm handshake

2.

conscientious means:

a)

characterized by extreme care and great effort

b)

lacking in intensity or brightness

c)

believing the worst of human nature and motives

d)

characterized by directness in manner or speech

3.

strident means:

a)

vociferous

b)

heinous

c)

inimical

d)

askew

4.

Who is most likely to be described as deft?

a)

an elderly person

b)

a sloth

c)

a toddler

d)

a magician

5.

Which of the following best describes languid behavior?

a)

watching TV all afternoon

b)

running a marathon

c)

robbing a bank

d)

giving a powerful speech

6.

intimation means:

a)

loss of strength or power

b)

the act of applying force

c)

an indirect suggestion

d)

something impossible to deny

7.

feign means to:

a)

annex

b)

pretend

c)

arouse

d)

anticipate

8.

complacent means:

a)

content

b)

superficial

c)

steadfast

d)

shifting

9.

incredulous means:

a)

showing or characterized by broad-mindedness

b)

being without doubt or reserve

c)

not disposed or willing to believe

d)

being or serving as an illustration of a type

10.

The opposite of apathetic is:

a)

enthusiastic

b)

presumptuous

c)

cautious

d)

brittle

11.

facet means:

a)

furor

b)

archetype

c)

aspect

d)

collusion

12.

reciprocal means:

a)

predominant

b)

irrelevant

c)

mutual

d)

dutiful

13.

It's annoying when advertisers interpose commercials between segments of your favorite TV show. To interpose is to

a)

interchange

b)

interrupt

c)

interdependent

d)

interbreed

14.

______means to express, suggest, or show something without stating it directly.

a)

Imply

b)

Impetuous

c)

Strident

d)

Contiguous

15.

contiguous means:

a)

irrational

b)

adjacent

c)

ignominious

d)

occult