Great Gatsby Vocab Packet
Across
- 4. marked by casual disrespect
- 5. arousing powerful emotions, especially pity or sadness
- 7. lacking ambition or initiative
- 10. devoid of significance or point
- 13. marked by up-to-dateness in dress and manners
- 14. affectedly dainty or refined
- 18. the appearance conveyed by a person's face
- 19. excessively large
- 22. in a sincere and serious manner
- 23. characterized by dignity and propriety
- 26. characterized by undue haste and lack of thought
- 27. relating to ownership or an owner
- 31. lacking vigor or energy
- 32. the trait of spending extravagantly
- 34. give instructions to or direct somebody to do something
- 35. showing no care or concern in attitude or action
- 37. not easily noticeable
- 39. unpleasantly loud and harsh
- 40. an indirect and usually malicious implication
Down
- 1. very close or connected in space or time
- 2. disagreement among those expected to cooperate
- 3. inclined to a healthy reddish color
- 6. beyond reasonable limits
- 8. having a cheerful, lively, and self-confident air
- 9. lacking sophistication or worldliness
- 11. marked by a lack of interest
- 12. a deliberate pretense or exaggerated display
- 15. occupied with or fond of the pleasures of good company
- 16. rich and superior in quality
- 17. overbearing pride with a superior manner toward inferiors
- 20. resistant to guidance or discipline
- 21. marked by repeated turns and bends
- 24. in a hesitant manner
- 25. something intended to misrepresent the nature of an activity
- 28. a medical doctor specializing in the treatment of the eye
- 29. marked by extreme intensity of emotions or convictions
- 30. marked by conspicuous display
- 33. uninterrupted in time and indefinitely long continuing
- 36. lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike
- 38. characterized by unrest or disorder or insubordination