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Assignment 5: The Great Gatsby

Chapter 1 Vocabulary

  • Vulnerable: Susceptible to physical or emotional harm.
  • Well-to-do: Wealthy; affluent.
  • Conviction: A firmly held belief or opinion.
  • Eyesore: Something unpleasant or ugly to look at.
  • Supercilious: Behaving or looking as though one thinks one is superior to others.
  • Convey: To communicate a message or information.
  • Conscientious: Diligent and careful.
  • Imperceptibly: In a way that is so slight or gradual as to be not easily perceived.
  • Desolate: Deserted and lonely.
  • Hulking: Large, heavy, or clumsy.
  • Utterly: Completely and without qualification; absolutely.
  • Scorn: The feeling or belief that someone or something is worthless or despicable.
  • Libel: A published false statement that is damaging to a person's reputation.
  • Apparently: As far as one knows or can see.
  • Peremptory: Insisting on immediate attention or obedience, especially in a brusquely imperious way.
  • Feel like doing smth: To have the desire or inclination to do something.
  • In a reserved way: Having or showing a tendency to be uncommunicative or reticent.
  • To be privy to: To be admitted to the secrets of something private or secret.
  • To be exempt from: To be free from an obligation or liability imposed on others.
  • Prey on: To exploit or take advantage of someone.
  • For one thing: Used to introduce a reason for something.
  • A well-rounded person: A person with a variety of interests and abilities.
  • Matter for reproach: Something deserving blame or criticism.
  • Hate one's guts: To intensely dislike someone.
  • In a murmur: Speaking softly or indistinctly.
  • A heart-to-heart talk: A serious and intimate conversation.
  • Go to pieces: To become emotionally ভেঙে down.
  • From bad to worse: Deteriorating; declining.
  • It couldn’t be helped: It was unavoidable.
  • Needless to say: Obviously; it is not necessary to mention.

Transcription

  • Desolate
  • Vulnerable
  • Conviction
  • Eyesore
  • Supercilious
  • Imperceptibility
  • Libel
  • Apparently
  • Peremptory
  • Privy
  • Exempt
  • Murmur
  • Ragged
  • Riotous
  • Courtesy
  • Millionaire
  • Mansion
  • Acre
  • Conscientious
  • Fright
  • Utterly
  • Cadet
  • Contemptuously
  • Yawn

Matching Definitions

  1. Vulnerable: G. weak or easy to hurt physically or mentally
  2. Well-to-do: M. rich and belonging to an upper class family
  3. Conviction: I. a strong belief or opinion about something
  4. Eyesore: O. something that is ugly or unpleasant to look at, especially a building
  5. Supercilious: B. such a person behaves as if they think they are better or more important than everyone else
  6. Convey: D. 1. to communicate ideas or feelings indirectly; 2. to give official information or a formal message to someone
  7. Conscientious: K. working hard and careful to do things well
  8. Imperceptibly: A. something imperceptible is so slight or small that it is very difficult to notice
  9. Desolate: E. 1. completely empty with no people or pleasant features in it 2. feeling very sad and lonely
  10. Hulking: F. very large and heavy in appearance, especially in a way that seems ugly or frightening
  11. Utterly: C. completely: often used for emphasizing how bad someone or something is
  12. Scorn: N. a feeling that someone or something is not good enough to deserve your approval or respect
  13. Libel: J. the illegal act of writing things about someone that are not true
  14. Apparently: L. based only on what you have heard, not on what you are certain is true
  15. Peremptory: H. speaking or behaving rather rudely, as if you expect other people to obey you immediately

Synonyms and Antonyms

  • Vulnerable:
    • Synonyms: endangered, open, sensitive
    • Antonyms: protected, covered, secured
  • Well-to-do:
    • Synonyms: affluent, wealthy, well-off
    • Antonyms: bankrupt, deprived, hand-to-mouth
  • Conviction:
    • Synonyms: certainty, confidence
    • Antonyms: hesitation, indecisiveness, disbelief
  • Libel:
    • Synonyms: blackening, calumny, defaming
    • Antonyms: acclaim, respect, praise
  • Scorn:
    • Synonyms: contempt, disdain
    • Antonyms: acceptance, tolerance, adoration
  • Reserved:
    • Synonyms: closemouthed, taciturn, uncommunicative
    • Antonyms: free-spoken, outspoken, gregarious, sociable
  • Hulking:
    • Synonyms: big, considerable, oversized
    • Antonyms: little, dwarf, undersized
  • Conscientious:
    • Synonyms: honest, just, moral
    • Antonyms: evil(-minded), indecent, wicked
  • Eyesore:
    • Synonyms: hideosity, horror, mess
    • Antonyms: audible, tangible, recognizable
  • Imperceptible:
    • Synonyms: inaudible, intangible, invisible
    • Antonyms: vision.

Verb Tenses

  1. In my younger and more vulnerable years my father gave me some advice that has turned over in my mind ever since.
  2. This responsiveness has nothing to do with that flabby impressionability which is dignified under the name of the