Great Gatsby
Vocab 1
Great Gatsby
Vocab 2
Watching God Vocab 1
Watching God
Vocab 2
Grammar and
Misc.
100
Vacuous
An adjective meaning "empty, mindless, or foolish".
100
Irreverent
An adjective describing something as "not appropriately respectful".
100
Lacerate
A verb meaning "to tear or deeply cut".
100
Deft
An adjective meaning "skillful".
100
Phase
A meaningful group of words.
200
Cynical
An adjective describing someone as "doubtful, negative, or suspicious".
200
Elusive
An adjective describing something as "hard to find, express, or define".
200
Sullen
An adjective describing someone as "sulky, pouting, and grumpy".
200
Affront
A noun meaning "an insult or offense".
200
Clause
A meaningful group of words containing a subject and a verb.
300
Profusion
A noun meaning "an excessive amount".
300
Laden
An adjective that describes something as "burdened or loaded down" with something.
300
Resignation
A noun meaning "helpless acceptance".
300
Suppress
A verb meaning "to subdue, restrain, or conceal" something.
300
The Lost Generation
A group of disillusioned writers, many of whom lived and worked in Paris during the 1920s.
400
Vestige
A noun that indicates "a final trace or remnant" of something.
400
Insidious
An adjective that describes something as "intended to entrap or trick".
400
Desecrate
A verb meaning "to violently disrespect".
400
Indiscriminate
An adjective describing something as "random, thoughtless, or without reason".
400
Absolute Phrase
A phrase that usually starts with a possessive pronoun and modifies the subject of the sentence. It's almost a complete sentence on its own.
500
Supercilious
An adjective describing someone as "arrogant, stuck-up, and smug".
500
Obstinate
An adjective that describes someone as "inflexible or stubborn".
500
Pugnacious
An adjective that describes someone as "aggressive and quick to argue".
500
Supplicate
A verb meaning "to ask or beg".
500
Adjective Clause
A clause that functions as an adjective by modifying the noun that appears before it in a sentence.
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