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The Great Gatsby Chapters 6&7 Vocabulary Definitions

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

tending or inclined to delay or waste time

a)

ineffable

b)

dilatory

c)

turgid

d)

portentous

2.

a possible but not very likely future event or condition; eventuality

a)

debauchee

b)

tumult

c)

insidious

d)

contingency

3.

a loud confused noise, as of a crowd; commotion

a)

debauchee

b)

tumult

c)

insidious

d)

contingency

4.

occurring occasionally or at regular or irregular intervals; periodic

a)

insidious

b)

portentous

c)

intermittent

d)

turgid

5.

a man who leads a life of reckless drinking, promiscuity and self-indulgence

a)

ineffable

b)

insidious

c)

rancor

d)

debauchee

6.

malicious resentfulness or hostility; spite

a)

ineffable

b)

insidious

c)

rancor

d)

debauchee

7.

stealthy, subtle, cunning or treacherous

a)

insidious

b)

ineffable

c)

portentous

d)

turgid

8.

overblown, inflated or pompous

a)

insidious

b)

ineffable

c)

portentous

d)

turgid

9.

too great or intense to be expressed in words; unutterable

a)

insidious

b)

ineffable

c)

portentous

d)

turgid

10.

of momentous or ominous significance

a)

insidious

b)

ineffable

c)

portentous

d)

turgid