WorksheetsThe Great Gatsby Chapter 7 Vocabulary Quiz
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
What is the meaning of the word "dilatory"?
Tending to hurry or rush
Tending or inclined to delay or waste time
Showing deep respect
Capable of being explained
Which word means "to give up (something)"?
Relinquish
Contingency
Sage
Tumult
What does "contemptuous" mean?
Feeling or expressing deep hatred or disapproval
Capable of being perceived by the senses
Very wise
Occurring occasionally
Which word is defined as "a possible but not very likely future event or condition"?
Contingency
Precipitate
Vicarious
Slander
What is the meaning of "sage"?
Very wise
False spoken statement
Loud confused noise
Attractive in a physical way
Which word means "malicious resentfulness or hostility; spite"?
Rancor
Tumult
Alight
Incessant
What is a synonym for "incessant"?
Occasional
Continuous
Tangible
Dilatory
Which word is an antonym for "perceptible"?
Explicable
Imperceptible
Presumptuous
Vicarious
What does "slander" mean?
A wise person
A false spoken statement that seriously harms someone’s reputation
A possible event
A loud confused noise
Which word means "capable of being perceived by the senses or precisely realized by the mind"?
Tangible
Sage
Precipitate
Sensuous
Choose the sentence that correctly uses the word "tumult".
The tumult of the crowd made it hard to hear the speaker.
She felt tumult when she saw the beautiful painting.
The tumult was a wise decision.
He was accused of tumult in court.
Select the sentence that best uses "vicarious".
He lived vicariously through his friend's adventures.
The vicarious was very loud.
She made a vicarious statement.
The vicarious event was tangible.
Which sentence uses "explicable" correctly?
The strange noise was explicable after we found the source.
The explicable was very wise.
She felt explicable when she saw the sunset.
He made an explicable statement in court.
Identify the synonym for "presumptuous".
Humble
Overconfident
Wise
Hostile
Which word could replace "intermittent" in the sentence: "The rain was intermittent throughout the day"?
Continuous
Occasional
Incessant
Tangible
Choose the antonym for "relinquish".
Give up
Hold on to
Delay
Notice
Which sentence uses "sensuous" correctly?
The sensuous music filled the room with warmth and pleasure.
The sensuous was a loud noise.
He made a sensuous protest.
She was sensuous about her homework.
Select the sentence that best uses "portentous".
The dark clouds were portentous of the coming storm.
She made a portentous joke.
The portentous was very wise.
He felt portentous when he saw the sunset.
Which word best fits the following sentence: "His _______ protest made the teacher reconsider her decision"?
Expostulation
Tumult
Slander
Rancor
Choose the sentence that correctly uses "precipitate".
The decision to leave was precipitate, made without much thought.
The precipitate was a wise person.
She felt precipitate when she saw the painting.
He made a precipitate statement in court.
