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Ch. 2 Gatsby Vocab

Total questions: 29

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

adj. - fantastically ugly or absurd; bizarre

a)

Grotesque

b)

Deft

c)

Gorgeous

d)

Impenetrable

2.

adj. - dense; cannot be penetrated, pierced, entered, etc.

a)

Impenetrable

b)

intelligible

c)

Permeable

d)

Solemn

3.

noun - witty person who likes to make jokes

a)

Nag

b)

Wag

c)

Bore

d)

Mope

4.

noun - district—N.Y. City is divided up into these

a)

Borough

b)

City

c)

Suburb

d)

Rural Area

5.

adj. - formal; serious; sober; lacking humor or happiness

a)

Frivolous

b)

Hyper

c)

Solemn

d)

Wild

6.

noun - property owner; business manager

a)

Realtor

b)

Proprietor

c)

Tenant

d)

Lodger

7.

adj. - weak; lacking power, vigor, vitality; wishy-washy

a)

Anemic

b)

Decisive

c)

Solemn

d)

Wag

8.

noun - aspect, feature

a)

Smolder

b)

Facet

c)

Vitality

d)

Muslin

9.

adj. - noticeable; recognizable

a)

Haughty

b)

Indeterminate

c)

Discreet

d)

Perceptible

10.

noun - liveliness; energy (physical and/or mental); spirit; vigor

a)

Haughty

b)

Incessant

c)

Vitality

d)

Dim

11.

adj. - burning ** the spelling has changed since Fitzgerald’s time

a)

Smoldering

b)

Anemic

c)

Incessant

d)

Deft

12.

adj. - marked by caution, prudence, or modesty and wise self-restraint; subtle

a)

Supercilious

b)

Haughty

c)

Incessant

d)

Discreet

13.

verb - to yield respectfully in judgment or opinion to another *Usually followed by "to"

a)

Deft

b)

Defer

c)

Disdain

d)

Detest

14.

noun - delicately woven cotton fabric

a)

Muslin

b)

Silk

c)

Unbodied

d)

Material

15.

adj. - indefinite, uncertain; not clear

a)

Indeterminate

b)

Conclusive

c)

Countenance

d)

Proprietor

16.

adj. - snooty; arrogant

a)

Humble

b)

Incessant

c)

Haughty

d)

Rakish

17.

noun - appearance, especially the face

a)

Muslin

b)

Countenance

c)

Facet

d)

Wag

18.

adj. - Dashingly or sportingly stylish

a)

Rakish

b)

Discreet

c)

Conventional

d)

Privy

19.

adj. - never-ending; ceaseless

a)

Haughty

b)

Unstable

c)

Incessant

d)

Shrill

20.

adj. - countless; very numerous

a)

Innumerable

b)

Relative

c)

Rakish

d)

Finite

21.

adv. - without restraint; excessive; extreme

a)

Rakish

b)

Shrill

c)

Reasonably

d)

Immoderately

22.

noun - apartment

a)

Wag

b)

Flat

c)

Countenance

d)

Vitality

23.

adj. - high-pitched

a)

Strident

b)

Deft

c)

Shrill

d)

Shiftless

24.

adj. - dainty, elegant

a)

Shrill

b)

Mincing

c)

Unrefined

d)

Shiftless

25.

verb – to despise or scorn; noun – haughty contempt, extreme dislike; scorn

a)

Disdain

b)

Shiftless

c)

Decided

d)

Stirdent

26.

adj. - lazy, without ambition

a)

Shiftless

b)

Arrogant

c)

Deft

d)

Privy

27.

to go with impatient or impetuous, exaggerated movements

a)

Flounce

b)

Shrill

c)

Disdain

d)

Haughty

28.

adj. - loud, harsh, grating, or shrill

a)

Strident

b)

Mincing

c)

Dainty

d)

Smoldering

29.

noun - women’s hairdo from the 1920s that created waves in the hair

a)

Wave

b)

Up-Do

c)

Straightener

d)

Ponytail