Great Gatsby

Question 1

Haughty

Answer 1

Disdainfully proud, snobbish

Question 2

Insolent

Answer 2

Boldly rude or disrespectful

Question 3

Subterfuge

Answer 3

A scheme or a trick to escape rules or consequences

Question 4

Wan

Answer 4

An unnatural or sickly pallor(skin color)

Question 5

Jauntily

Answer 5

Easily, sprightly, self- confident in manner or bearing

Question 6

Scornful

Answer 6

Contemptuous, full of dislike

Question 7

Punctilious

Answer 7

Attentive to & careful about formalities and manners

Question 8

Proprietor

Answer 8

Owner of a business establishment

Question 9

Disconcerting

Answer 9

Upsetting, confusing, unexpected

Question 10

Incredulity

Answer 10

Inability or unwillingness to believe

Question 11

Valor

Answer 11

Heroic courage, bravery

Question 12

Strained

Answer 12

Produced with effort, not natural or spontaneous

Question 13

Splendor

Answer 13

Brilliant or gorgeous appearance

Question 14

Luxuriated

Answer 14

To enjoy oneself; to grow fully or abundantly

Question 15

Earnest

Answer 15

Serious; honest; showing depth & sincerity of feeling

Question 16

Ferocious

Answer 16

Savagely fierce; extreme or intense

Question 17

Delicacy

Answer 17

Something delightful or pleasung

Question 18

Solemn

Answer 18

Grave, sober

Question 19

Somnambulatory

Answer 19

To act as though sleep- walking

Question 20

Indignant

Answer 20

Displeasure for something unjust, insulting, or offensive

Question 21

Sentimental

Answer 21

Expressing emotions such as love, sadness, and nostalgia in a pronounced manner

Question 22

Meretricious

Answer 22

Tastefully showy

Question 23

Turgid

Answer 23

Obstentatiouslt lofty in style

Question 24

Ingratiate

Answer 24

To gain favor or approval for yourself by doing or saying things that people like

Question 25

Pervade

Answer 25

To spread through all parts of something: to exist in every part of something

Question 26

Septic

Answer 26

Infected with bacteria

Question 27

Proximity

Answer 27

The state of being near

Question 28

Harrowing

Answer 28

Extremely painful

Question 29

Affront

Answer 29

To do or say something that shows a lack of respect for someone or someone’s feelings

Question 30

Genial

Answer 30

Marked by or diffusing sympathy or friendliness

Question 31

Intermittent

Answer 31

Starting, stopping, and starting again. Not constant or steady

Question 32

Supercilious

Answer 32

Haughty, over proud

Question 33

Arrogant

Answer 33

exaggerating ones own worth

Question 34

Gruff

Answer 34

Rough, stern, harsh

Question 35

Imperative

Answer 35

Powerfully, commandingly

Question 36

Pathetic

Answer 36

Pitiful

Question 37

Ecstatically

Answer 37

Showing overwhelming delight

Question 38

Languidly

Answer 38

Drooping as if from exhaustion (not usually used as an adverb)

Question 39

Cynical

Answer 39

Distrustful of human nature

Question 40

Artifical

Answer 40

False, lacking in natural quality

Question 41

Indiscreet

Answer 41

Showing poor judgement