Kiho Kasai The Great Gatsby Round 3

Question 1

privy

Answer 1

participating in the knowledge of something private or secret

Question 2

elation

Answer 2

feeling or state of great joy or pride; exultant gladness; high spirits

Question 3

reproach

Answer 3

an object of scorn or contempt

Question 4

effeminate

Answer 4

having traits, tastes or habits traditionally considered feminine

Question 5

pungent

Answer 5

sharply affecting the organs of taste or smell

Question 6

reciprocal

Answer 6

given or felt by each toward the other; mutual

Question 7

languidly/languid

Answer 7

lacking energy or vitality; weak

Question 8

infinitesimal

Answer 8

immeasurably small; less than an assignable quantity

Question 9

cynical

Answer 9

– distrusting, criticizing, or mocking the motives of others;

Question 10

banns

Answer 10

any public announcement of a proposed marriage

Question 11

intimation/intimate

Answer 11

indirect suggestion; a slight suggestion or vague
understanding

Question 12

proprietor

Answer 12

property owner; business manager

Question 13

haughty

Answer 13

snooty; arrogant

Question 14

rakish

Answer 14

Dashingly or sportingly stylish

Question 15

innumerable

Answer 15

countless; very numerous

Question 16

flat (noun)

Answer 16

apartment

Question 17

shiftless

Answer 17

lazy, without ambition

Question 18

spectroscopic

Answer 18

full spectrum of color and light

Question 19

insolent

Answer 19

boldly rude; disrespectful

Question 20

chasms

Answer 20

deep crack or hole

Question 21

harrowed

Answer 21

distressed

Question 22

roadster

Answer 22

small, open-topped sports car

Question 23

robust

Answer 23

strong and healthy; hardy; vigorous

Question 24

affront

Answer 24

personally offensive act or word; deliberate act or display of
disrespect; intentional slight; insult

Question 25

croon

Answer 25

to sing or hum in a soft, soothing voice

Question 26

rift

Answer 26

opening made by splitting, cleaving, etc

Question 27

indiscernible

Answer 27

impossible to see or understand

Question 28

whim

Answer 28

a sudden thought, idea, or desire—especially one based on impulse rather than reason

Question 29

sparse

Answer 29

not thick or dense; thin

Question 30

elude

Answer 30

to avoid or escape by speed, cleverness, trickery, etc.; to evade