The Great Gatsby - Chapter I Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 3. extremely costly, luxurious, rich, or magnificent in appearance
  2. 4. to feel or show deep sadness and regret, usually because someone has died or because you have lost something important
  3. 6. An intense lack of regard or a sense of moral superiority over another person or their actions.
  4. 10. A noun used to describe a building, structure, object, or landscape that ruins the beauty or look of its surroundings.
  5. 11. a deep emotional feeling of sadness, loss, or regret
  6. 14. a rich, deep red color that has a slight hint of purple or blue
  7. 15. An order that must be followed right now without questions or excuses.
  8. 17. unpleasantly severe, strict, or rough to the senses.
  9. 18. It is a form of defamation (injury to reputation) communicated in a permanent or fixed medium.
  10. 19. To bold resistance, opposition, or refusal to obey an authority figure, rules, or control.
  11. 21. A gentle, thoughtful sadness combined with a longing or yearning.
  12. 22. the act of using a triangular tool to split or secure something, forcing an object into a tight space, or kneading clay to remove air pockets before shaping; could also be metaphorical.
  13. 23. Having an exaggerated sense of self-importance and looking down on others.
Down
  1. 1. to produce flowers or open into a flower, or metaphorically, to grow, thrive, and reach a state of health and success.
  2. 2. Looking at a person with annoyance or confusion.
  3. 5. someone who behaves as if they are superior, more important, or better than other people
  4. 7. to pretend to feel an emotion, have an illness, or be affected by something, usually to trick or deceive someone
  5. 8. empty, lacking people, or extremely sad and lonely
  6. 9. Knowing a secret or confidential information that most people do not know.
  7. 12. Home to the nouveau riche who earned their fortunes recently rather than inheriting them.
  8. 13. to move quickly and gently up and down or from side to side, like a bird or a flag in the wind.
  9. 14. To feel so satisfied with your own abilities, achievements, or situation that you stop trying to improve or fail to notice hidden risks and dangers
  10. 16. Home to established aristocrats like Tom and Daisy Buchanan who possess generational wealth.
  11. 20. a soft, quiet, and indistinct sound, or the act of speaking in a low voice that is hard to hear