Great Gatsby Ch 4-5 Vocabulary Practice

A salesman's goal is simply to elicit a response and build on it.

• grow

• arouse

• stop

The team and fans exulted when they won the championship.

• rejoiced

• cried

• moved on

Vegetable prices fluctuate according to the season.

• changes

• maintains

• dips

Playing the part of a jaunty person is easy if you are feeling upbeat and chipper and want the world to know it.

• ill

• upbeat

• lively

She has a few nebulous ideas about what she might like to do in the future, but nothing definite.

• fun

• clear

• vague

The obstinate old man refused to go to the hospital.

• cranky

• obedient

• inflexible

She is quick to reproach anyone who doesn't live up to her own high standards.

• encourage

• help

• accuse

As a result of several reports of sporadic fighting in the streets, the mayor ordered an increase in police patrols.

• unpredictable

• uncontrollable

• violent

He tried to suppress a smile but felt the corner of his mouth twitch.

• confront

• allow

• restrain

With characteristic rashness and valor, Peter plunged into the icy water to save his younger brother.

• bravery

• fear

• selflessness