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Ch. 1 Gatsby Vocab

Total questions: 36

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

adj. - formal or self-restrained in manner and relationship; avoiding familiarity or intimacy with others

a)

Reserved

b)

Privy

c)

Mar

d)

Gregarious

2.

adj. - participating in the knowledge of something private or secret (usually fol. by to)

a)

Privy

b)

Mar

c)

Levity

d)

unlatched

3.

verb – to make believe; pretend

a)

Privy

b)

Feign

c)

Mar

d)

Factitious

4.

noun - a manner lacking seriousness

a)

Reserved

b)

Mar

c)

Levity

d)

Privy

5.

verb – to damage, ruin, deface

a)

Privy

b)

Mar

c)

Bond

d)

Abortive

6.

adj. - partially or imperfectly developed; vain

a)

Confer

b)

Elation

c)

Abortive

d)

Acute

7.

noun - a feeling or state of great joy or pride; exultant gladness; high spirits

a)

Gloomy

b)

Elation

c)

Reproach

d)

Distraught

8.

verb – 1. to bestow upon as a gift, favor, honor; 2. to consult together

a)

Feign

b)

Divest

c)

Exhaust

d)

Confer

9.

adj. – sharp; intense

a)

Dimmed

b)

Acute

c)

Insensitive

d)

Tranquil

10.

verb – to taste or smell

a)

Savor

b)

Detest

c)

Despise

d)

Condemn

11.

noun – an object of scorn or contempt

a)

Endorse

b)

Boast

c)

Reproach

d)

Commend

12.

adv/adj – full of wishful yearning or longing, often with sadness

a)

Mar

b)

Unsentimental

c)

Cynical

d)

Wistful

13.

adj. – having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy; cocky

a)

Supercilious

b)

Humble

c)

Deft

d)

Reproach

14.

adj. – having traits, tastes or habits traditionally considered feminine

a)

Pungent

b)

Masculine

c)

Effeminate

d)

Repraoch

15.

adj. – sharply affecting the organs of taste or smell

a)

Bland

b)

Pungent

c)

Buoy

d)

Droll

16.

verb – to float or rise by reason of lightness

a)

Buoy

b)

Pungent

c)

Supercilious

d)

Privy

17.

noun – sofa or couch, usually without arms or a back

a)

Divan

b)

Lectern

c)

Armoire

d)

Moccasin

18.

noun – a strong, usually irresistible impulse to perform an act, esp. one that is irrational or contrary to one's will

a)

Agreement

b)

Compulsion

c)

Persuasion

d)

Permission

19.

adj. – quick and skillful

a)

Inept

b)

Crude

c)

Deft

d)

Ineffectual

20.

verb – to reply to, usually in a sharp or retaliatory way

a)

Retort

b)

Reproach

c)

Reserved

d)

Respiration

21.

adv/adj – skeptical; disbelieving

a)

Incredulous

b)

Languid

c)

Reproach

d)

Obtrusive

22.

adj. – given or felt by each toward the other; mutual

a)

Reciprocal

b)

Fervent

c)

Unobtrusive

d)

Effeminate

23.

adv/adj – showing or feeling disapproval or disdain toward something a person considers mean, vile, or worthless; scornful

a)

Deft

b)

Contemptuous

c)

Admiring

d)

Applauding

24.

adv./adj. – lacking energy or vitality; weak

a)

Languid

b)

Divan

c)

Contemptuous

d)

Deft

25.

adv./adj. – Not undesirably noticeable or obvious

a)

Unobtrusive

b)

Acute

c)

Supercilious

d)

Blatant

26.

noun – the red table wine produced in the Bordeaux region of France

a)

Limoncello

b)

Riesling

c)

Champagne

d)

Claret

27.

adj. – having or showing great warmth or intensity of spirit, feeling, enthusiasm

a)

Authentic

b)

Detached

c)

Fervent

d)

Impassive

28.

adj. – immeasurably small; less than an assignable quantity

a)

Infinitesimal

b)

Ginormous

c)

Extensive

d)

Stupendous

29.

noun - a devotional watching, or keeping awake, during the customary hours of sleep

a)

Vain

b)

Ventriloquist

c)

Vigil

d)

Divan

30.

noun – a seat for two or more persons, having a back and arms

a)

Console

b)

Settee

c)

Hutch

d)

Credenza

31.

: adj. – distrusting, criticizing, or mocking the motives of others; pessimistic; glass is half empty mentality

a)

Saccharine

b)

Sentimental

c)

Cynical

d)

Optimistic

32.

noun – a print made by a photomechanical process using a copper cylinder

a)

Claret

b)

Divan

c)

Settee

d)

rotogravure

33.

verb – to make more certain; confirm

a)

Corroborate

b)

Contradict

c)

Refute

d)

Disprove

34.

noun - a false publication, as in writing, print, signs, or pictures, that damages a person's reputation

a)

Respect

b)

Flatter

c)

Honor

d)

Libel

35.

noun – any public announcement of a proposed marriage

a)

Clipping

b)

Banns

c)

Settee

d)

Libel

36.

noun/verb - an indirect suggestion; a slight suggestion or vague understanding

a)

Intimation/Intimate

b)

contemptuously/contemptuous

c)

wistfully/wistful

d)

incredulously/incredulous