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Stupendous!
Fabulous!
Amazing!
Marvelous!
Tremendous!
100
Outgoing, sociable
What is gregarious.
100
to honor or respect deeply
What is venerate.
100
To lay side by side
What is juxtapose.
100
gloomy, depressed
What is despondent.
100
unclear or uncertain
What is ambiguous.
200
a disadvantage, something damaging INCLUDE PART OF SPEECH!
What is detriment (noun).
200
basic, fundamental MUST INCLUDE PART OF SPEECH!
What is rudimentary (adjective).
200
To decorate MUST INCLUDE PART OF SPEECH!
What is embellish (verb).
200
to start or to initiate MUST INCLUDE PART OF SPEECH!
What is instigate (verb).
200
unintentional or accidental MUST INCLUDE PART OF SPEECH!
What is inadvertent (adjective).
300
The moms on Toddlers and Tiaras live ____________ through their children.
What is vicariously. Remember: vicarious = adjective vicariously = adverb
300
It is a fact that all students in this class _________________ The Great Gatsby because it is the most astounding best book ever written.
What is venerate.
300
Mrs. Wierenga is a __________________ about The Great Gatsby--she is obsessed with it.
What is a zealot.
300
It would be absolutely _______________ to sleep during class and miss reading The Great Gatsby.
What is inane.
300
The Great Gatsby is _________________--the best and most ideal book ever written.
What is optimum.
400
Tom ____________________ (s) Myrtle's spending habits--he bought her perfume, magazines, and a puppy. He even pays for an apartment for her! The apartment is ______________ (ed) with fancy furniture and an over-sized picture of Myrtle's mother, taken by Mr. McKee. INCLUDE PART OF SPEECH
What is subsidize and embellish.
400
Tom has very little _________________ when he takes Myrtle out--he doesn't even try to hide the fact that he's cheating on Daisy. He certainly is not ______________ about it since it is quite the wrong thing to do.
What is discretion and scrupulous.
400
Tom's understanding of the book he is reading is _______________--it's quite basic and he doesn't really think deeply about it. When he tried to ______________ a conversation about it at dinner, no one said anything back to him about it.
What is rudimentary and instigate.
400
According to Myrtle, her and Tom's first meeting was ______________--they were sitting across from each other on the train and it was absolutely unintentional. In _________________, though, she did not try to stop it from happening, either . She kept thinking "you can't live forever, you can't live forever."
What is inadvertent and retrospect.
400
Gatsby's character is quite _____________ in the text so far--we don't know that much about him. We do know, however, that he has a huge brand-spanking-new mansion, marble swimming pool, massive lawns and gardens, and a new boat on his private beach. It can be said that having all of these things is _________________ because it is so showy and flashy.
What is ambiguous and ostentatious.
500
Gatsby's mansion, __________________ (ed) with Nick's cardboard bungalow, is quite the statement of wealth. If Gatsby has that much money that he spends on building a brand new mansion, you wonder how much money he has to ___________________ on whatever else he wants to. MUST INCLUDE PARTS OF SPEECH!
What is juxtapose (verb) and squander (verb)
500
Myrtle is experiencing the wealth and luxury of being rich __________________ through Tom's paying for everything for her. She even goes so far as to _________ at the elevator boy and the "lower orders" for being so lazy when they're at the apartment in New York (but she herself lives in the Valley of Ashes--how __________! MUST INCLUDE PARTS OF SPEECH!
What is vicariously (adverb), scoff (verb), and inane (adjective)
500
When Daisy acts childish and ditzy, it is ______________--she does not do it all of the time. In fact, she is quite smart, but she sees it as a ________________ in society because women are just supposed to be pretty and foolish. MUST INCLUDE PARTS OF SPEECH!!
What is sporadic (adjective) and detriment (noun).
500
Myrtle ________________ (s) Tom's hitting her by shouting "Daisy, Daisy, Daisy!" Afterwards, Catherine and Mrs. McKee _________________ (ed) to clean up the blood and the mess. MUST INCLUDE PARTS OF SPEECH!
What is instigate (verb) and collaborate (verb)
500
After he drinks quite a bit, Mr. McKee is pretty inactive and full of ______________--he even falls asleep during the "party" at the apartment. When he wakes up, his ______________ skills are impaired and his senses are dulled. He was probably quite clumsy and not very _______________, either. MUST INCLUDE PART OF SPEECH!
What is lethargy (noun), sensory (adjective), and dexterous (adjective).