Great Gatsby Vocabulary
Test understanding of definitions of vocabulary words used in "the Great Gatsby." Tenth grade enlish.
- 1.
Fractiousness
- A.
Cleverly amusing in tone
- B.
The trait of being prone to disobedience and lack of discipline; unruliness
- C.
Haughty manner or spirit; arrogance
- D.
Willingness to believe or trust too readily
Correct Answer
B. The trait of being prone to disobedience and lack of discipline; unruliness -
- 2.
Bantering
- A.
Abundance; abundant quantity
- B.
Tending to delay or procrastinate
- C.
A very slight trace or amount of something
- D.
Cleverly amusing in tone
Correct Answer
D. Cleverly amusing in tone -
- 3.
Complacency
- A.
Swollen; distended; inflated
- B.
Extravagant wastefulness or profuse generosity
- C.
The feeling you have when you are satisfied with yourself
- D.
Tending to delay or procrastinate
Correct Answer
C. The feeling you have when you are satisfied with yourself -
- 4.
Intimation
- A.
An indirect suggestion, inkling, hint
- B.
A personally offensive act or word
- C.
Cleverly amusing in tone
- D.
Easy and sprightly in manner or bearing
Correct Answer
A. An indirect suggestion, inkling, hint -
- 5.
Supercilious
- A.
To walk with a leisurely gait
- B.
Lacking in vigor or vitality
- C.
Unwarrantedly or impertinently bold
- D.
Haughtily disdainful or contemptuous
Correct Answer
D. Haughtily disdainful or contemptuous -
- 6.
Contiguous
- A.
Lost in thought, deeply preoccupied
- B.
Touching or near, adjacent in time, bordering
- C.
To discover with certainty
- D.
Lost in thought, deeply preoccupied
Correct Answer
B. Touching or near, adjacent in time, bordering -
- 7.
Languid
- A.
Lacking in vigor or vitality: lacking in spirit or interest
- B.
Of great strength; forceful
- C.
To make more certain;
- D.
An act or instance of placing close together or side by side
Correct Answer
A. Lacking in vigor or vitality: lacking in spirit or interest -
- 8.
Hauteur
- A.
Free from violation, injury, desecration
- B.
Cleverly amusing in tone
- C.
To upset the self-possession of;
- D.
Haughty manner or spirit; arrogance
Correct Answer
D. Haughty manner or spirit; arrogance -
- 9.
Prodigality
- A.
To become spread throughout all parts
- B.
Extravagant wastefulness or profuse generosity or extreme abundance
- C.
Pretend, sham, counterfeit
- D.
Strictly attentive to minute details of form in action or conduct
Correct Answer
B. Extravagant wastefulness or profuse generosity or extreme abundance -
- 10.
Credulity
- A.
To make more certain; confirm, prove
- B.
Excessively talkative in a rambling, roundabout manner
- C.
Willingness to believe or trust too readily, esp. without proper or adequate evidence; gullibility.
- D.
A very slight trace or amount of something
Correct Answer
C. Willingness to believe or trust too readily, esp. without proper or adequate evidence; gullibility. -
- 11.
Ascertain
- A.
To upset the self-possession of; ruffle
- B.
To discover with certainty, as through examination or experimentation
- C.
Lasting only a short time; brief; short-lived
- D.
Continuing without interruption; ceaseless; unending
Correct Answer
B. To discover with certainty, as through examination or experimentation -
- 12.
Affectation
- A.
A show, pretense, or display. Behavior that is assumed rather than natural; artificiality.
- B.
Tending to delay or procrastinate; slow; tardy
- C.
Touching or near, adjacent in time, bordering, adjoining
- D.
Lacking definite form; having no specific shape
Correct Answer
A. A show, pretense, or display. Behavior that is assumed rather than natural; artificiality. -
- 13.
Punctilious
- A.
Extravagant wastefulness or profuse generosity or extreme abundance
- B.
Strictly attentive to minute details of form in action or conduct
- C.
To make more certain; confirm, prove
- D.
A very slight trace or amount of something
Correct Answer
B. Strictly attentive to minute details of form in action or conduct -
- 14.
Disconcerting
- A.
To upset the self-possession of; ruffle
- B.
Free from violation, injury, desecration, or outrage
- C.
Lost in thought, deeply preoccupied;
- D.
Haughty manner or spirit; arrogance
Correct Answer
A. To upset the self-possession of; ruffle -
- 15.
Abstracted
- A.
Strictly attentive to minute details of form in action or conduct
- B.
To make more certain; confirm, prove
- C.
A personally offensive act or word
- D.
Lost in thought, deeply preoccupied; absent-minded
Correct Answer
D. Lost in thought, deeply preoccupied; absent-minded -
- 16.
Juxtaposition
- A.
Lost in thought, deeply preoccupied
- B.
Excessively talkative in a rambling, roundabout manner
- C.
An act or instance of placing close together or side by side, esp. for comparison or contrast.
- D.
Extravagant wastefulness or profuse generosity or extreme abundance
Correct Answer
C. An act or instance of placing close together or side by side, esp. for comparison or contrast. -
- 17.
Defunct
- A.
A very slight trace or amount of something
- B.
To discover with certainty, as through examination or experimentation
- C.
Lost in thought, deeply preoccupied; not operating or functioning
- D.
Unwarrantedly or impertinently bold; forward
Correct Answer
C. Lost in thought, deeply preoccupied; not operating or functioning -
- 18.
Vestige
- A.
Noun a very slight trace or amount of something
- B.
Unwarrantedly or impertinently bold; forward
- C.
Dependence on chance or on the fulfillment of a condition
- D.
Pretend, sham, counterfeit
Correct Answer
A. Noun a very slight trace or amount of something -
- 19.
Turgid
- A.
To make more certain; confirm, prove
- B.
Of great strength; forceful; powerful
- C.
Attentive to minute details of form in action or conduct
- D.
Swollen, distended, inflated, overblown or pompous
Correct Answer
D. Swollen, distended, inflated, overblown or pompous -
- 20.
Contingency
- A.
Abundance; abundant quantity
- B.
Dependence on chance or on the fulfillment of a condition
- C.
Free from violation, injury, desecration
- D.
Willingness to believe or trust too readily,
Correct Answer
B. Dependence on chance or on the fulfillment of a condition -
- 21.
Profusion
- A.
Abundance; abundant quantity
- B.
Lasting only a short time; brief; short-lived
- C.
The feeling you have when you are satisfied with yourself
- D.
Unwarrantedly or impertinently bold
Correct Answer
A. Abundance; abundant quantity -
- 22.
Saunter
- A.
Preoccupied; not operating or functioning
- B.
Easy and sprightly in manner or bearing
- C.
Tending to delay or procrastinate
- D.
To walk with a leisurely gait; stroll:
Correct Answer
D. To walk with a leisurely gait; stroll: -
- 23.
Dilatory
- A.
Excessively talkative in a rambling, roundabout manner
- B.
Tending to delay or procrastinate; slow; tardy
- C.
An act or instance of placing close together or side by side
- D.
Of great strength; forceful; powerful
Correct Answer
B. Tending to delay or procrastinate; slow; tardy -
- 24.
Affront
- A.
Easy and sprightly in manner or bearing
- B.
Free from violation, injury, desecration, or outrage
- C.
Lasting only a short time; brief; short-lived
- D.
A personally offensive act or word; deliberate act or display of disrespect; intentional slight; insult
Correct Answer
D. A personally offensive act or word; deliberate act or display of disrespect; intentional slight; insult -
- 25.
Inviolate
- A.
Abundance; abundant quantity
- B.
Free from violation, injury, desecration, or outrage
- C.
Tending to delay or procrastinate; slow
- D.
A show, pretense, or display.
Correct Answer
B. Free from violation, injury, desecration, or outrage -
- 26.
Presumptuous
- A.
Unwarrantedly or impertinently bold; forward
- B.
Strictly attentive to minute details of form in action or conduct
- C.
Of great strength; forceful; powerful
- D.
Cleverly amusing in tone
Correct Answer
A. Unwarrantedly or impertinently bold; forward -
- 27.
Formidable
- A.
The trait of being prone to disobedience and lack of discipline
- B.
Undisturbed or untouched
- C.
Of great strength; forceful; powerful
- D.
Haughtily disdainful or contemptuous
Correct Answer
C. Of great strength; forceful; powerful -
- 28.
Incessant
- A.
Continuing without interruption; ceaseless; unending
- B.
Lost in thought, deeply preoccupied
- C.
Adjective lacking definite form; having no specific shape
- D.
Touching or near, adjacent in time, bordering, adjoining
Correct Answer
A. Continuing without interruption; ceaseless; unending -
- 29.
Pervaded
- A.
Lacking definite form; having no specific shape
- B.
To become spread throughout all parts of
- C.
To discover with certainty
- D.
Listless; indifferent
Correct Answer
B. To become spread throughout all parts of -
- 30.
Corroborate
- A.
Excessively talkative in a rambling, roundabout manner, esp. about trivial matters.
- B.
To make more certain; confirm, prove
- C.
Of great strength; forceful; powerful
- D.
A show, pretense, or display
Correct Answer
B. To make more certain; confirm, prove -
- 31.
Garrulous
- A.
Unwarrantedly or impertinently bold
- B.
To discover with certainty
- C.
Lost in thought, deeply preoccupied
- D.
Excessively talkative in a rambling, roundabout manner, esp. about trivial matters.
Correct Answer
D. Excessively talkative in a rambling, roundabout manner, esp. about trivial matters. -
- 32.
Amorphous
- A.
Easy and sprightly in manner or bearing
- B.
Extravagant wastefulness or profuse generosity or extreme abundance
- C.
Definite form; having no specific shape; formless
- D.
An act or instance of placing close together or side by side
Correct Answer
C. Definite form; having no specific shape; formless -
- 33.
Jaunty
- A.
Easy and sprightly in manner or bearing
- B.
An indirect suggestion, inkling, hint
- C.
The trait of being prone to disobedience and lack of discipline
- D.
A very slight trace or amount of something
Correct Answer
A. Easy and sprightly in manner or bearing -
- 34.
Transitory
- A.
Pretend, sham, counterfeit
- B.
Lasting only a short time; brief; short-lived; temporary
- C.
Free from violation, injury, desecration, or outrage
- D.
Extravagant wastefulness or profuse generosity or extreme abundance
Correct Answer
B. Lasting only a short time; brief; short-lived; temporary -
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