Gatsby vocab

Question 1

incredulously

Answer 1

in a manner indicating disbelief

Question 2

supercilious

Answer 2

behaving or looking as though one thinks one is superior to others

Question 3

incessant

Answer 3

continuing without pause or interruption

Question 4

strident

Answer 4

loud and harsh; grating

Question 5

staid

Answer 5

sedate; respectable; and unadventurous

Question 6

vacuous

Answer 6

having or showing a lack of thought or intelligence; mindless

Question 7

disconcerting

Answer 7

causing to feel unsettled

Question 8

vestige

Answer 8

a trace of something that is disappearing or no longer exists

Question 9

dilatory

Answer 9

slow to act; intended to cause delay

Question 10

laudable

Answer 10

deserving praise and commendation

Question 11

forlorn

Answer 11

pitifully sad and abandoned or lonely

Question 12

garrulous

Answer 12

excessively talkative, especially on trivial matters

Question 13

pervading

Answer 13

spread through and perceived in every part; be present and apparent throughout

Question 14

redolent

Answer 14

strongly reminiscent or suggestive of

Question 15

adventitious

Answer 15

happening or carried on according to chance rather than design or inherent nature