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Great Gatsby Voc.
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 1. Feign: (V.) | to imitate deceptively; to make believe; pretend. |
| 2. Supercilious: (Adj.) | having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy. |
| 3. Conscientious: (Adj.) | meticulous; careful; painstaking; particular. |
| 4. Incredulous: (Adj.) | indicating or showing unbelief. |
| 5. Reciprocal: (Adj.) | mutual; corresponding; matching; complementary; equivalent. |
| 6. Wan: (Adj.) | of an unnatural or sickly pallor; pallid; lacking color. |
| 7. Complacent: (Adj.) | often without awareness of some potential danger or defect; self satisfied. |
| 8. Intimation: (V.) | make known subtly and indirectly; hint. |
| 9. Infinite: (Adj.) | indefinitely or exceedingly large. |
| 10.Anon: (Adv.) | in a short time; soon. |
| 1. Contiguous: (Adj.) | connecting without a break; uninterrupted. |
| 2. Facet: (N.) | aspect; phase; side. |
| 3. Cower: (V.) | to crouch, as in fear or shame. |
| 4. Interpose: (V.) | to step in between parties at variance; mediate. |
| 5. Apathetic: (Adj.) | not interested or concerned; indifferent or unresponsive. |
| 6. Languid: (Adj.) | lacking in spirit or interest; listless; indifferent. |
| 7. Imply: (V.) | to indicate or suggest without being explicitly stated. |
| 8. Strident: (Adj.) | having a shrill, irritating quality or character. |
| 9. Deft: (Adj.) | nimble; skillful; clever. |
| 10.Clad: (Adj.) | dressed; covered. |
| 1. Permeate: (V.) | to pass into or through every part of; to penetrate through the pores; to be diffused through; pervade; saturate. |
| 2. Innuendo: (N.) | an indirect comment about a person or thing, esp. of a disparaging or a derogatory nature. |
| 3. Erroneous: (Adj.) | containing error; mistaken; incorrect; wrong. |
| 4. Vehement: (Adj.) | strongly emotional; intense or passionate. |
| 5. Cordial: (Adj.) | courteous and gracious; friendly; warm. |
| 6. Impetuous: (Adj.) | characterized by sudden or rash action, emotion, etc.; impulsive. |
| 7. Vacuous: (Adj.) | lacking in ideas or intelligence. |
| 8. Corpulent: (Adj.) | large or bulky of body; portly; stout; fat. |
| 9. Provincial: (Adj.) | having the manners, and viewpoints considered characteristic of unsophisticated inhabitants of a province; rustic; narrow or illiberal. |
| 10.Din: (N.) | a loud, confused noise; a continued loud or tumultuous sound; noisy clamor. |
| 1. Knickerbocker: (N.) | any New Yorker. |
| 2. Fluctuate: (V.) | to change continually; shift back and forth. |
| 3. Sporadic: (Adj.) | appearing or happening at irregular intervals in time; occasional. |
| 4. Divine retribution: (N.) | punishment from a higher being for bad deeds or transgressions. |
| 5. Rajah: (N.) | a king or prince in India; a minor chief or dignitary. |
| 6. Elicit: (V.) | to draw or bring out or forth; educe; evoke. |
| 7. Valor: (N.) | heroic courage; bravery. |
| 8. Somnambulatory: (Adj.) | related to sleep walking. |
| 9. Denizen: (N.) | an inhabitant; a resident; one that frequents a particular place. |
| 10.Jaunty: (Adj.) | easy and sprightly in manner or bearing. |
| 1. Rout: (N.) | an overwhelming defeat. |
| 2. Suppress: (V.) | to do away with; abolish; stop. |
| 3. Innumerable: (Adj.) | very numerous; incapable of being counted; countless. |
| 4. Ecstatic: (Adj.) | subject to or in a state of ecstasy; rapturous. |
| 5. Reproach: (V.) | to find fault with (a person, group, etc.); blame. |
| 6. Serf: (N.) | a slave. |
| 7. Obstinate: (Adj.) | inflexible; stubborn; not yielding. |
| 8. Exult: (V.) | to show or feel a lively or triumphant joy; rejoice; be highly elated or jubilant. |
| 9. Hulking: (Adj.) | heavy and clumsy; bulky. |
| 10.Nebulous: (Adj.) | hazy, vague, indistinct, or confused. |
| 1. Laudable: (Adj.) | deserving praise; praiseworthy; commendable. |
| 2. Insidious: (Adj.) | intended to entrap or trick. |
| 3. Repose: (N.) | peace; tranquility; calm. |
| 4. Debauch: (N.) | an uninhibited spree or party. |
| 5. Antecedent: (N.) | a preceding circumstance, event, object, style, phenomenon. |
| 6. Ingratiate: (V.) | to establish (oneself) in the favor or good graces of others by deliberate effort. |
| 7. Perturb: (N.) | to throw into great disorder; derange; bother; annoy. |
| 8. Dilatory: (Adj.) | tending to delay or procrastinate; slow; tardy. |
| 9. Desolate: (Adj.) | barren or laid waste; devastated; deprived or destitute of inhabitants; deserted; uninhabited; solitary; lonely. |
| 10.Elusive: (Adj.) | hard to express or define; cleverly or skillfully evasive. |
| 1. Lapse: (N.) | a slip or error, often of a trivial sort; failure. |
| 2. Insistent: (Adj.) | earnest or emphatic in dwelling upon, maintaining, or demanding something; persistent. |
| 3. Tentative: (Adj.) | unsure; uncertain; not definite or positive; hesitant. |
| 4. Abrupt: (Adj.) | sudden or unexpected. |
| 5. Tumult: (N.) | uproar; disorder; highly distressing agitation of mind or feeling. |
| 6. Portentous: (Adj.) | ominous, predictive of future bad events. |
| 7. Irreverent: (Adj.) | not respectful; critical of what is generally accepted or respected. |
| 8. Vicarious: (Adj.) | taking the place of another person or thing; acting or serving as a substitute. |
| 9. Rancor: (N.) | resentment or ill will; hatred; malice. |
| 10.Formidable: (Adj.) | of great strength; forceful; powerful. |
| 1. Humidor: (N.) | a container or storage room for cigars or other preparations of tobacco, fitted with means for keeping the tobacco suitably moist. |
| 2. Indiscernible: (Adj.) | cannot be seen or perceived clearly; imperceptible. |
| 3. Settee: (N.) | a seat for two or more persons, having a back and usually arms, and often upholstered. |
| 4. In cahoots: (Phrase) | in partnership; in league with; in conspiracy. |
| 5. Divot: (N.) | a piece of turf gouged out with a club in making a stroke. |
| 6. Garrulous: (Adj.) | excessively talkative in a rambling, roundabout manner, esp. about trivial matters. |
| 7. Incoherent: (Adj.) | without logical or meaningful connection; disjointed; rambling. |
| 8. Conceivable: (Adj.) | imaginable; believable. |
| 9. Forlorn: (Adj.) | desolate or dreary; unhappy or miserable, as in feeling, condition, or appearance. |
| 10.Laden: (Adj.) | burdened; loaded down. |
| 2. Derange: (V.) | to disturb the condition, action, or function of; to make insane. |
| 3. Surmise: (V.) | to think or infer without certain or strong evidence; conjecture; guess. |
| 4. Superfluous: (Adj.) | being more than is sufficient or required; excessive;unnecessary or needless. |
| 1. Pasquinade: (N.) | a satire or lampoon, esp. one posted in a public place. |
| 5. Elocution: (N.) | a person's manner of speaking or reading aloud in public. |
| 6. Unutterable: (Adj.) | unspeakable; beyond expression. |
| 7. Subtle: (Adj.) | difficult to perceive or understand. |
| 8. Orgastic: (Adj.) | at the height of emotional excitement. |
| 9. Borne: (V.) | carried. |
| 10.Ceaselessly: (Adv.) | without stopping or pausing; unendingly; incessantly. |
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