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Gatsby Vocab

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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

a)

levity

b)

elation

c)

feign

d)

supercilious

2.
Of an unnatural or sickly pallor; pallid; lacking color.
a)
wan
b)
facet
c)
strident
d)
supercilious
3.

feeling, or expressing deep hatred or disapproval

a)

languid

b)

libel

c)

infinitesimal

d)

contemptuous

4.

coolly and patronizingly haughty

a)

fervent

b)

reproach

c)

libel

d)

supercilious

5.

haughty manner or spirit; arrogance

a)

strident

b)

pastoral

c)

hauteur

d)

languid

6.

not ceasing; continual

a)

languid

b)

countenance

c)

contiguous

d)

incessant

7.
Evoking a keen sense of sadness or regret
a)
Poignant
b)
Tolied
c)
Prodigality
d)
Dissension
8.
A desire to harm others; evil
a)
Eddies
b)
Malevolence
c)
Tantalizing
d)
Discordant
9.
An Indian king, prince or chief
a)
Sporadic
b)
Rajah
c)
Juxtaposition
d)
Retribution 
10.
Placing two or more things side by side to emphasize the link or contrast 
a)
Punctilious
b)
Sporadic
c)
Juxtaposition
d)
Rajah
11.
Painstaking; meticulous; strict attention to minute details
a)
Punctilious
b)
Sporadic
c)
Rajah
d)
Somnambulatory
12.
Sleepwalking
a)
Somnambulatory
b)
Sporadic
c)
Punctilious
d)
Retribution
13.
A current moving in the opposite direction of the main current
a)
Toiled
b)
Eddies
c)
Malevolence
d)
Tantalizing 
14.
Extravagant wastefulness
a)
Prodigality
b)
Malevolence
c)
Tanralizing
d)
Eddies
15.
Disagreeing or incongruous
a)
Tantalizing
b)
Prodigality
c)
Malevolence
d)
Discordant
16.
Hard work
a)
Toiled
b)
Eddies
c)
Dissension
d)
Poignant
17.
Hazy, vague, indistinct or confused
a)
Nebulous
b)
Tactless
c)
Amorphous
d)
Harrowed
18.
Without any clear shape, form or structure
a)
Amorphous
b)
Vestige
c)
Meretricious
d)
Reverie
19.
Distressed
a)
Harrowed
b)
Meretricious
c)
Obstinate
d)
Holocaust
20.
Complete mass destruction
a)
Holocaust
b)
Menagerie
c)
Lethargic
d)
Pneumatic
21.
A collection of wild or unusual animals, or an unusual and varied group of people
a)
Menagerie
b)
Lethargic
c)
Ineffable
d)
Meretricious
22.

A state of being pleasantly lost in one's thoughts

a)

Reverie

b)

Obstinate

c)

Tactless

d)

Obliged

23.

Lacking or showing lack of what is fitting and considerate in dealing with others

a)

Tactless

b)

Obliged

c)

Nebulous

d)

Amorphous

24.

too great or intense to be expressed in words; unexplainable or unutterable

a)

Contingency

b)

Deabuchees

c)

Dilatory

d)

Ineffable

25.

A feud; a grudge; a bitter, deeply held, and long-lasting ill will or resentment

a)

Rancor

b)

Forlorn

c)

Deranged

d)

Elocution

26.

Crazy; unstable, unhinged, or unbalanced

a)

Forlorn

b)

Deranged

c)

Garrulous

d)

Ceaselessly

27.

Extra; too much; in excess of what is needed.

a)

Elocution

b)

Ceaselessly

c)

Superfluous

d)

Indiscernible

28.

occurring irregularly

a)

insincerity

b)

sporadic

c)

euphemism

d)

elations

29.

quality or state of being full of life; state of being full of energy

a)

lethargic

b)

vitality

c)

ineffable

d)

elations

30.

A pithy saying or remark expressing an idea in a clever or amusing way.

a)

tantalizing

b)

epigram

c)

hauteur

d)

banter

31.

talk or exchange remarks in a good-humored, teasing way

a)

banter

b)

disdain

c)

harrowing

d)

caravansary

32.

Pessimist

a)

A person who grows persimmons

b)

A person who sees the bright side of everything

c)

A person who sees or anticipates the worst

d)

A person who likes to start fights

33.

Distrusting; critical or mocking the motives of others.

a)

Somnambulatory

b)

Strident

c)

Wan

d)

Cynical

34.

Lacking power; weak

a)

anemic

b)

poignant

c)

amorphous

d)

superfluous

35.

Despise or scorn

a)

contempt

b)

pessimist

c)

disdain

d)

discordant

36.

Loud, harsh, grating, or shrill.

a)

discordant

b)

wan

c)

strident

d)

rancor

37.

Disagreement; different opinion.

a)

disdain

b)

discordant

c)

dissension

d)

distrust

38.

Torment or tease someone with the promise of something that is unobtainable.

a)

banter

b)

rancor

c)

tantalize

d)

reverie

39.

Something justly deserved; taking revenge or correcting a wrong.

a)

prodigality

b)

meretriciousness

c)

retribution

d)

juxtaposition

40.

To be placed under a debt of gratitude.

a)

obstinate

b)

deranged

c)

obliged

d)

benediction

41.

Stubbornly adhering to an attitude, opinion, or course of action.

a)

obstinate

b)

obliged

c)

deranged

d)

harrow

42.

A mark, trace, or visible evidence of something that is no longer present or in existence.

a)

vestige

b)

holocaust

c)

feign

d)

eddies

43.

Alluring by a show of flashy or vulgar attractions.

a)

meretricious

b)

caravansary

c)

superfluous

d)

abysmal

44.

Drowsy, sluggish, lazy

a)

lethargic

b)

amorphous

c)

menagerie

d)

harrowed

45.

Any large inn or hotel

a)

abyss

b)

caravansary

c)

epigram

d)

rajah

46.

Concerning beauty or good taste

a)

nebulous

b)

vestige

c)

aesthetic

d)

tantalizing

47.

A prayer asking for God's blessing

a)

pavilion

b)

benediction

c)

reverie

d)

aesthetic

48.

Generous in forgiving an insult or injury

a)

benediction

b)

obliged

c)

prodigality

d)

magnanimous

49.

Not restrained by moral or ethical principles

a)

Harrowed

b)

Obliged

c)

Magnanimous

d)

Unscrupulous

50.

To confirm or substantiate; to represent the truth of something.

a)

corroborate

b)

oblige

c)

punctilious

d)

supercilious