'No one had the slightest idea what the book was about': Why The Great Gatsby is the world's most misunderstood novel

glitz (N)

the quality of being exciting and attractive, but often in a way that has no real worth:

______ and glamour The party's electoral message may be obscured by the glitz and glamour of its presentation.

tenacious (ADJ)

unwilling to accept defeat or stop doing or having something:

Seles is a ______ opponent – she never gives in.

shorthand (N)

a system of fast writing that uses lines and simple signs to represent words and phrases:

Their conversations were taken down in ____ by a secretary.

decadent (ADJ)

A _______ person or group has low moral standards:

a ______ society

adorn (V)

to add something decorative to a person or thing:

The bride's hair was _______ with white flowers.

condominium (N)

an apartment building in which each apartment is owned separately by the person or people living in it:

a ______ building

chow down (on) (sth)

to eat, especially in an informal situation:

Diners stare at the TV as they _____-

butty (N)

a sandwich:

a bacon ____

draw to a close/an end

to gradually finish:

As the evening ________ _____ ______ ____/____ _____, people started reaching for their coats.

topicality (N)

the quality of being of interest at the present time, or of relating to things that are happening at present:

This film suddenly has more ______ than its makers intended.

enshrine (V)

to contain or keep something as if in a holy place:

be ______ in A lot of memories are _______ in this photograph album.

adaptation (N)

the process of changing to suit different conditions:

The documentary is about corruption, crime and human adaptation to difficult circumstances.

divisive (ADJ)

used to describe something that causes great and sometimes unfriendly disagreement within a group of people:

The Vietnam war was an extremely _______ issue in the US

purist (N)

someone who believes in and follows very traditional rules or ideas about a subject:

Although ______ may object to split infinitives, like "to boldly go", the fact is, they are commonly used.

twiddle (V)

to move something repeatedly between your fingers, especially without any purpose:

She was _____ (with) a pencil/her hair.

sublime (ADJ)

extremely good, beautiful, or enjoyable:

______ beauty

whirlwind

= twister

a tall, spinning column of air that moves across the surface of the land or sea

warfare (N)

the activity of fighting a war, often including the weapons and methods that are used:

guerrilla/naval/nuclear/trench _____

sojourn (N)

a short period when a person stays in a particular place:

My ______ in the youth hostel was thankfully short.