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Great Gatsby Vocabulary #11-20. By Spencer Cobb. WARNING!. Contains spoilers of the following books/movies: Harry Potter Hunger Games The Little Mermaid Hercules The Princess and the Frog. Who has a condescending expression?. Lucius Malfoy. Dobby the House Elf. condescending. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Great Gatsby Vocabulary
#11-20By Spencer Cobb
WARNING!Contains spoilers of the following books/movies:
Harry Potter Hunger GamesThe Little MermaidHerculesThe Princess and the Frog
Who has a condescending expression?
Lucius Malfoy Dobby the House Elf
condescendingadjective
Showing or characterized by a patronizing or superior attitude towards others
Who has a condescending expression?
Lucius Malfoy Dobby the House Elf
When Johanna Mason was forced to compete in a second Hunger Games, she felt of the
Capitol.
appreciativecontemptuoushonoreddelighted
All words describe a feeling adjectives
appreciative: feeling gratitudecontemptuous: feeling deep hatred or disapproval honored: feeling privilegeddelighted: feeling happy
When Johanna Mason was forced to compete in a second Hunger Games, she felt of the
Capitol.
appreciativecontemptuoushonoreddelighted
The districts of Panem are geographically each other.
severed fromdiscontinuous withcontiguous tononadjacent to
All words describe distance in relation to another object
adjectives
severed: kept apartdiscontinuous: disconnectedcontiguous: touching, unbroken, next to or nearnonadjacent: not sharing a border or wall
The districts of Panem are geographically
each other.
severed fromdiscontinuous withcontiguous tononadjacent to
Which is a convivial gathering?
Voldemort’s Meetings
The Yule Ball
convivialadjective
friendly, agreeableof or relating to social events where people can eat, drink, and talk in a friendly way with others
Which is a convivial gathering?
Voldemort’s Meetings
The Yule Ball
Who is corpulent?Ursula Ariel
corpulentadjective
having a large bulky bodyportlystout
Who is corpulent?Ursula Ariel
Snape left behind memories for Harry to Snape’s loyalty to Dumbledore.
eradicatecorroborateenjoinabolish
All words describe an action one takesadjective
eradicate: to eliminate or destroycorroborate: to authenticateenjoin: to forbid or prevent someone from doing somethingabolish: to officially end something
Snape left behind memories for Harry to Snape’s loyalty to Dumbledore.
eradicatecorroborateenjoinabolish
When Hagrid claimed Harry is a wizard, Harry did NOT react with .
uncertainty
skepticism
dubiety
credulity
All words describe a feeling one hasnoun
uncertainty: not known beyond doubtskepticism: not completely believing somethingdubiety: hesitant doubtcredulity: willingness to trust or believe something without any evidence
When Hagrid claimed Harry is a wizard, Harry did NOT react with .
uncertainty
skepticism
dubiety
credulity
Who is cynical?Hercules Meg
cynicaladjective
distrusting the motives of othersbelieves humans as a whole are selfishly driven
Who is cynical?Hercules Meg
“I just keep wishing I could think of a way to show them that they don’t own me. If I’m
gonna die, I wanna still be me.” When Peeta says this, he is .
docile
defiant
ruly
tractable
All words describe how something reacts to control
adjective
docile: easily led or controlleddefiant: refusing to obey something or someone, boldruly: obedient, orderlytractable: easily managed, willing to be taught or controlled
“I just keep wishing I could think of a way to show them that they don’t own me. If I’m
gonna die, I wanna still be me.” When Peeta says this, he is .
docile
defiant
ruly
tractable
Tiana is at cooking.
deft
inept
unqualified
incompetent
All words describe the ability of something to do a task
adjective
deft: skillful, clever, nimbleinept: lacking skill or abilityunqualified: not having acceptable qualificationsincompetent: lacking the qualities needed for a particular purpose
Tiana is at cooking.
deft
inept
unqualified
incompetent
Works CitedMerriam-Webster. Merriam-Webster, n.d. Web. 20 Jan. 2014. www.merriam-webster.comDictionary.com. Dictionary.com, n.d. Web. 20 Jan. 2014. www.dictionary.reference.com