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WorksheetsThe Great Gatsby Vocab Part 1
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 6mins
What does corpulent mean?
having a large, cumbersome body, fat
inhabitant, someone who lives there
procrastinating, putting things off for another day
a gel-like material which supposedly helps to summon spirits
What does fortuitous mean?
occurring by chance; lucky; serendipitous
unruly; quarrelsome; irritable, crabby
pointlessly wordy; over-talkative
intense ill will, evil
What does denizen mean?
having a large, cumbersome body, fat
inhabitant, someone who lives there
a gel-like material which supposedly helps to summon spirits
substitution of an inoffensive phrase or word for an offensive one—like when you say “oh, fudge” instead of “oh, f@#*”
What does ectoplasm mean?
inhabitant, someone who lives there
procrastinating, putting things off for another day
a gel-like material which supposedly helps to summon spirits
substitution of an inoffensive phrase or word for an offensive one—like when you say “oh, fudge” instead of “oh, f@#*”
What does dilatory mean?
having a large, cumbersome body, fat
inhabitant, someone who lives there
procrastinating, putting things off for another day
a gel-like material which supposedly helps to summon spirits
What does euphemism mean?
having a large, cumbersome body, fat
inhabitant, someone who lives there
a gel-like material which supposedly helps to summon spirits
substitution of an inoffensive phrase or word for an offensive one—like when you say “oh, fudge” instead of “oh, f@#*”
What does meretricious mean?
pointlessly wordy; over-talkative
unruly; quarrelsome; irritable, crabby
intense ill will, evil
tawdry; gaudy, cheap, ugly
What does fractious mean?
tawdry; gaudy, cheap, ugly
unruly; quarrelsome; irritable, crabby
pointlessly wordy; over-talkative
intense ill will, evil
What does garrulous mean?
intense ill will, evil
unruly; quarrelsome; irritable, crabby
pointlessly wordy; over-talkative
tawdry; gaudy, cheap, ugly
What does malevolence mean?
occurring by chance; lucky; serendipitous
unruly; quarrelsome; irritable, crabby
pointlessly wordy; over-talkative
intense ill will, evil
