Gatsby Vocabulary

The ______ child would not let go of the toy even though his mother threatened to put him on time out.

• vicarious

• elusive

• erroneous

• obstinate

Don't believe everything you read on the internet; there is a lot of _________ information out there!

• conceivable

• erroneous

• desolate

• reciprocal

When my mom talks about chemistry and physics, I have to _______ interest because science and math are confusing and boring.

• elicit

• imply

• feign

• surmise

I think a ______, natural makeup look is more attractive than a bold, heavy, overdone look.

• subtle

• insidious

• elusive

• vicarious

The desert on the way to Las Vegas is _______ and empty.

• incoherent

• elusive

• desolate

• apathetic

The star basketball player's ______ led him to go from being MVP to a bench warmer in just two years.

• tentative

• ecstatic

• apathetic

• complacency

Her ______ attitude at work resulted in her being passed over for promotions and eventually fired.

• incoherent

• ecstatic

• apathetic

• reciprocal

When my date tried to talk to me at the prom, his words were_______ because the music was so loud.

• tentative

• incoherent

• conceivable

• insidious

The wicked queen's _____ plan to kill Snow White was foiled by the huntsman who let her go free.

• insidious

• elusive

• reciprocal

• vicarious

I was trying to _____ that I was tired by saying, "Wow, it's been a long night and it's really late."

• elicit

• permeate

• surmise

• imply