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The Great Gatsby Vocabulary

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which vocabulary term matches the following definition: "(adj.) feeling anxiety or concern; unsettled"

a)

Cordial

b)

Feign

c)

Affront

d)

Malevolence

e)

Perturbed

2.

Which vocabulary term matches the following definition: "(n.) the face as an indication of mood, emotion, or character"

a)

Cordial

b)

Countenance

c)

Ascertain

d)

Disconcerting

e)

Insolent

3.

Which vocabulary term matches the following definition: "(adj.) Paying strict attention to small details; meticulous"

a)

Punctilious

b)

Tribute

c)

Laudable

d)

Obstinate

e)

Insolent

4.

Which vocabulary term matches the following definition: "(n.) a feeling of triumphant elation or joy (from success or victory)"

a)

Incredulity

b)

Affront

c)

Exultation

d)

Tribute

e)

Supercilious

5.

Which vocabulary term matches the following definition: (v.) To find out or learn with certainty

a)

Ascertain

b)

Feign

c)

Corroborate

d)

Discreet

e)

Sporadic

6.

Which vocabulary term is best described by the following synonyms: ill will, spite, hatred

a)

Malevolence

b)

Tumultuous

c)

Discordant

d)

Sporadic

e)

Unscrupulous

7.

Which vocabulary term is best described by the following synonyms: confirm, verify, validate or support

a)

Harrowing

b)

Tumultuous

c)

Disheveled

d)

Discreetly

e)

Corroborate

8.

Which vocabulary term is best described by the following synonyms: chasm, pit, void

a)

Pungent

b)

Rancor

c)

Elude

d)

Abyss

e)

Amorphous

9.

Which vocabulary term is best described by the following synonyms: feeble, weak, lifeless

a)

Vitality

b)

Anemic

c)

Cordial

d)

Cynical

e)

Defunct

10.

Which vocabulary term is best described by the following synonyms: decrepit, aged, failing or declining

a)

Senile

b)

Perturbed

c)

Obstinate

d)

Deranged

e)

Languid

11.

Which vocabulary term is best described by the following antonyms: compliment, praise, encourage

a)

Affront

b)

Rancor

c)

Pungent

d)

Defunct

e)

Unscrupulous

12.

Which vocabulary term is best described by the following antonyms: moral/ethical, upright, honest, with great integrity

a)

Perturbed

b)

Base

c)

Obstinate

d)

Harrowing

e)

Unscrupulous

13.

The student's attendance at school was _____. Some weeks she is never present, others she misses a few days, and just last week she did not make it to school one day.

a)

punctilious

b)

obstinate

c)

sporadic

d)

perturbed

e)

languid

14.

The team was thoroughly disappointed with their uniforms. Despite looking nice online, the purple was painfully bad looking and the green was _______.

a)

grotesque

b)

obstinate

c)

anemic

d)

disheveled

e)

laudable

15.

The _____ car was stripped for its parts and then recycled for the remaining metal scraps.

a)

cordial

b)

incredulous

c)

discreet

d)

defunct

e)

tumultuous

16.

The _____ scent of vinegar from the cleaning solution assaulted my nostrils when I entered the kitchen.

a)

obstinate

b)

supercilious

c)

vitality

d)

deranged

e)

pungent

17.

After three seasons in a row of participating in The Bachelor t.v. show, Alex became _____, losing all sense of reality and honest relationships.

a)

rancor

b)

malevolence

c)

cordial

d)

affront

e)

deranged

18.

The teen spent every other Saturday afternoon at the nursing home visiting his grandmother. The teen's ______ devotion to his aging grandmother is inspiring.

a)

laudable

b)

supercilious

c)

disheveled

d)

defunct

e)

feigned

19.

The young toddler ______ a cry to manipulate his mother into giving him more snacks. He wasn't really sad, just smart.

a)

feigned

b)

eluded

c)

ascertained

d)

perturbed

e)

senile

20.

Since I couldn't remember what the term "complementary" meant when discussing angles, the answer to the math question ______ my understanding.

a)

feigned

b)

amorphous

c)

eluded

d)

deranged

e)

harrowing