Name: _______________________________ Date: ___________ Period: _________
The Great Gatsby Vocabulary
Points: 20 for definitions/sentences & 20 for Deleted Scene Comic
Instructions: Look up the word and part of speech in the dictionary. Then find and copy the sentence from the novel;
page numbers are listed in parentheses. Some words appear more than once—you only need to copy one sentence
from the book. Also, Fitzgerald loves to write compound sentences—you only need to write independent clauses (like
the example below). Finally, write your own sentence that conveys the meaning in the context of the sentence. Avoid
ambiguous sentences like “He was colossal.” Be sure to underline the vocabulary words in all sentences.
1. colossal
Sentence from the book (9, 98, 101, 156):
My sentence:
2. fractious(ness)
Sentence from the book (11):
My sentence:
3. wistful(ness)
Sentence from the book (12):
My sentence:
4. incredulous(ly)
Sentence from the book (15, 39, 93, 116, 129):
My sentence:
5. languid(ly)
Sentence from the book (16, 34):
My sentence:
6. infinitesimal
Sentence from the book (18):
My sentence:
7. intimation
Sentence from the book (25):
My sentence:
8. hauteur/haughtily
Sentence from the book (35):
My sentence:
9. disdain
Sentence from the book (35):
My sentence:
10 . impetuously
Sentence from the book (49):
My sentence:
11. melancholy
Sentence from the book (49, 160):
My sentence:
12. ascertain
Sentence from the book (50):
My sentence:
13. vacuous
Sentence from the book (51):
My sentence:
14. jaunty
Sentence from the book (57, 63):
My sentence:
15. tumultuous
Sentence from the book (58, 132):
My sentence:
16. nebulous
Sentence from the book (100):
My sentence:
17. meretricious
Sentence from the book (104):
My sentence:
18. ineffable
Sentence from the book (105):
My sentence:
19. fortuitous(ly)
Sentence from the book (169):
My sentence:
20. aesthetic:
Sentence from the book (189):
My sentence:
The Great Gatsby- Deleted Scene
Choose four vocabulary words from the list above. Using the comic book template on the back
side of this page, write a “deleted scene” between two or three characters from The Great Gatsby.
Your scene must be consistent with the story, demonstrate an accurate understanding of the
characters and their relationships, and use four vocabulary words correctly in the thought bubbles.