Great Gad 1

English III CP The Great Gatsby Quiz Vocabulary Chapters One to Three

1. feign (p. 1/5): verb – to make believe; pretend

2. levity (p. 1/5): noun - a manner lacking seriousness

3. elation (p. 2/7): noun - a feeling or state of great joy or pride; exultant gladness; high spirits

4. wistfully/wistful (p. 6/10): adv/adj – full of wishful yearning or longing, often with sadness

5. reciprocal (p. 11/15): adj. – given or felt by each toward the other; mutual

6. languidly/languid (p. 11/16): adv./adj. – lacking energy or vitality; weak

7. fervent (p. 13/18): adj. – having or showing great warmth or intensity of spirit, feeling, enthusiasm

8. infinitesimal (p. 13/18): adj. – immeasurably small; less than an assignable quantity

9. solemn (p. 24/28): adj. - formal; serious; sober; lacking humor or happiness

10. perceptible (p. 25/30): adj. - noticeable; recognizable

11. vitality (p. 25/30): noun - liveliness; energy (physical and/or mental); spirit; vigor

12. haughty (p. 28/33): adj. - snooty; arrogant

13. countenance (p. 29/33): noun - appearance, especially the face

14. incessant (p. 30/34): adj. - never-ending; ceaseless

15. disdain (p. 31/35): verb – to despise or scorn; noun – haughty contempt, extreme dislike; scorn

16. strident (p. 35/40): adj. - loud, harsh, grating, or shrill

17. permeate (p. 40/44) verb – to fill up, seep into; to saturate

18. ascertain (p. 45/50) verb - to determine; to make certain or clear

19. vacuous (p. 46/51) adjective – empty; lacking ideas or intelligence; stupid

20. implore (p. 51/55) verb - to beg urgently

21. ineptly/inept (p. 51/55) adverb/adjective - lacking skill; awkward; clumsy

22. asunder (p. 51/56) adverb - separated into pieces; apart from each other

23. dissension (p.51/56) noun - disagreement; difference of opinion

24. malevolence (p. 52/57) noun - a desire to harm others; evil

25. chasms (p. 56/61) noun - deep crack or hole; metaphor comparing NYC streets to a crack or hole