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WorksheetsCh. 1 Gatsby Vocab
Total questions: 36
Worksheet time: 18mins
adj. - formal or self-restrained in manner and relationship; avoiding familiarity or intimacy with others
Reserved
Privy
Mar
Gregarious
adj. - participating in the knowledge of something private or secret (usually fol. by to)
Privy
Mar
Levity
unlatched
verb – to make believe; pretend
Privy
Feign
Mar
Factitious
noun - a manner lacking seriousness
Reserved
Mar
Levity
Privy
verb – to damage, ruin, deface
Privy
Mar
Bond
Abortive
adj. - partially or imperfectly developed; vain
Confer
Elation
Abortive
Acute
noun - a feeling or state of great joy or pride; exultant gladness; high spirits
Gloomy
Elation
Reproach
Distraught
verb – 1. to bestow upon as a gift, favor, honor; 2. to consult together
Feign
Divest
Exhaust
Confer
adj. – sharp; intense
Dimmed
Acute
Insensitive
Tranquil
verb – to taste or smell
Savor
Detest
Despise
Condemn
noun – an object of scorn or contempt
Endorse
Boast
Reproach
Commend
adv/adj – full of wishful yearning or longing, often with sadness
Mar
Unsentimental
Cynical
Wistful
adj. – having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy; cocky
Supercilious
Humble
Deft
Reproach
adj. – having traits, tastes or habits traditionally considered feminine
Pungent
Masculine
Effeminate
Repraoch
adj. – sharply affecting the organs of taste or smell
Bland
Pungent
Buoy
Droll
verb – to float or rise by reason of lightness
Buoy
Pungent
Supercilious
Privy
noun – sofa or couch, usually without arms or a back
Divan
Lectern
Armoire
Moccasin
noun – a strong, usually irresistible impulse to perform an act, esp. one that is irrational or contrary to one's will
Agreement
Compulsion
Persuasion
Permission
adj. – quick and skillful
Inept
Crude
Deft
Ineffectual
verb – to reply to, usually in a sharp or retaliatory way
Retort
Reproach
Reserved
Respiration
adv/adj – skeptical; disbelieving
Incredulous
Languid
Reproach
Obtrusive
adj. – given or felt by each toward the other; mutual
Reciprocal
Fervent
Unobtrusive
Effeminate
adv/adj – showing or feeling disapproval or disdain toward something a person considers mean, vile, or worthless; scornful
Deft
Contemptuous
Admiring
Applauding
adv./adj. – lacking energy or vitality; weak
Languid
Divan
Contemptuous
Deft
adv./adj. – Not undesirably noticeable or obvious
Unobtrusive
Acute
Supercilious
Blatant
noun – the red table wine produced in the Bordeaux region of France
Limoncello
Riesling
Champagne
Claret
adj. – having or showing great warmth or intensity of spirit, feeling, enthusiasm
Authentic
Detached
Fervent
Impassive
adj. – immeasurably small; less than an assignable quantity
Infinitesimal
Ginormous
Extensive
Stupendous
noun - a devotional watching, or keeping awake, during the customary hours of sleep
Vain
Ventriloquist
Vigil
Divan
noun – a seat for two or more persons, having a back and arms
Console
Settee
Hutch
Credenza
: adj. – distrusting, criticizing, or mocking the motives of others; pessimistic; glass is half empty mentality
Saccharine
Sentimental
Cynical
Optimistic
noun – a print made by a photomechanical process using a copper cylinder
Claret
Divan
Settee
rotogravure
verb – to make more certain; confirm
Corroborate
Contradict
Refute
Disprove
noun - a false publication, as in writing, print, signs, or pictures, that damages a person's reputation
Respect
Flatter
Honor
Libel
noun – any public announcement of a proposed marriage
Clipping
Banns
Settee
Libel
noun/verb - an indirect suggestion; a slight suggestion or vague understanding
Intimation/Intimate
contemptuously/contemptuous
wistfully/wistful
incredulously/incredulous
