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Gatsby Vocabulary Challenge

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does the word "pasquinade" mean?

a)

A serious speech

b)

A satirical piece of writing

c)

A type of dance

d)

A musical composition

2.

Which word means "to disturb the order or arrangement of"?

a)

Superfluous

b)

Derange

c)

Subtle

d)

Forlorn

3.

What does "superfluous" mean?

a)

Necessary

b)

Excessive

c)

Subtle

d)

Conceivable

4.

Which word means "not easily noticed or detected"?

a)

Garrulous

b)

Indiscernible

c)

Laden

d)

Privy

5.

What does "garrulous" mean?

a)

Quiet

b)

Talkative

c)

Angry

d)

Sad

6.

Which word means "filled with a pleasant fragrance"?

a)

Laden

b)

Redolent

c)

Forlorn

d)

Ceaselessly

7.

What does "forlorn" mean?

a)

Joyful

b)

Hopeful

c)

Sad and abandoned

d)

Confident

8.

Which word means "to pretend to be affected by"?

a)

Feign

b)

Extemporize

c)

Peremptory

d)

Complacency

9.

What does "supercilious" mean?

a)

Humble

b)

Arrogant

c)

Friendly

d)

Generous

10.

Which word means "to speak or perform without preparation"?

a)

Extemporize

b)

Feign

c)

Laden

d)

Privy

11.

What does "libel" mean?

a)

A written defamation

b)

A spoken compliment

c)

A legal document

d)

A type of contract

12.

Which word means "demanding immediate attention or obedience"?

a)

Complacency

b)

Peremptory

c)

Fractiousness

d)

Levity

13.

What does "fractiousness" mean?

a)

Calmness

b)

Irritability

c)

Happiness

d)

Generosity

14.

Which word means "a state of self-satisfaction"?

a)

Complacency

b)

Levity

c)

Forlorn

d)

Laden

15.

What does "levity" mean?

a)

Seriousness

b)

Lightness of manner

c)

Sadness

d)

Anger

16.

This word means something is no longer in use:

a)

ecstatic

b)

defunct

c)

nebulous

d)

obstinate

17.

Nebulous means hazy, (a)   , or confused.

18.

The word means appearing to have value (or merit), but actually having none. Write it below:

(a)  

19.

The word means impossible to describe in words:

a)

Hostile

b)

Destructive

c)

Ineffable

d)

Obstinate