Describe adeft actionperformedby anycharacter.Identify anydenizen ofEast Egg orWest Egg.Identifyjuxtapositionin anyscene.Explain amoment whenTom behavessuperciliously.ExplainGatsby’sineffablefeelings forDaisy.Explain amoment thatacts as aportentoussign.Give anexample of agravemomentfrom the plot.Explain howsomething inGatsby’sworld ismeretricious.Identify apoignantmomentfrom Chapter7.Describesomething orsomeoneredolent ofthe 1920s.Explain howanycharactertries to eludeblame.Describe anunscrupulousactcommitted inthe novel.DescribeJordanactingpunctilious—or not.Explain whyDaisy andTom leftprecipitately.Explain wheretwo contiguoussettingsappear in thenovel.Use“dilatory” todescribe acharacter’sbehavior.Explain a timewhensomeone actstactlessly at aparty.Identify anexample ofprodigalityin the novel.Describe anintermittentdetail orbehavior.Explain how anidea orinfluencepermeatesGatsby’sparties.Use“menacing”to describe acharacter orsituation.DescribecircumstantialevidenceGatsby givesNick.Describe howMyrtle triggersTom’sfractiousness.Use“commensurate”in describing oldvs. new money.Describehow Wilsonbecomesmenacing.Describe adeft actionperformedby anycharacter.Identify anydenizen ofEast Egg orWest Egg.Identifyjuxtapositionin anyscene.Explain amoment whenTom behavessuperciliously.ExplainGatsby’sineffablefeelings forDaisy.Explain amoment thatacts as aportentoussign.Give anexample of agravemomentfrom the plot.Explain howsomething inGatsby’sworld ismeretricious.Identify apoignantmomentfrom Chapter7.Describesomething orsomeoneredolent ofthe 1920s.Explain howanycharactertries to eludeblame.Describe anunscrupulousactcommitted inthe novel.DescribeJordanactingpunctilious—or not.Explain whyDaisy andTom leftprecipitately.Explain wheretwo contiguoussettingsappear in thenovel.Use“dilatory” todescribe acharacter’sbehavior.Explain a timewhensomeone actstactlessly at aparty.Identify anexample ofprodigalityin the novel.Describe anintermittentdetail orbehavior.Explain how anidea orinfluencepermeatesGatsby’sparties.Use“menacing”to describe acharacter orsituation.DescribecircumstantialevidenceGatsby givesNick.Describe howMyrtle triggersTom’sfractiousness.Use“commensurate”in describing oldvs. new money.Describehow Wilsonbecomesmenacing.

The Great Gatsby Vocabulary Review - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.


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  1. Describe a deft action performed by any character.
  2. Identify any denizen of East Egg or West Egg.
  3. Identify juxtaposition in any scene.
  4. Explain a moment when Tom behaves superciliously.
  5. Explain Gatsby’s ineffable feelings for Daisy.
  6. Explain a moment that acts as a portentous sign.
  7. Give an example of a grave moment from the plot.
  8. Explain how something in Gatsby’s world is meretricious.
  9. Identify a poignant moment from Chapter 7.
  10. Describe something or someone redolent of the 1920s.
  11. Explain how any character tries to elude blame.
  12. Describe an unscrupulous act committed in the novel.
  13. Describe Jordan acting punctilious—or not.
  14. Explain why Daisy and Tom left precipitately.
  15. Explain where two contiguous settings appear in the novel.
  16. Use “dilatory” to describe a character’s behavior.
  17. Explain a time when someone acts tactlessly at a party.
  18. Identify an example of prodigality in the novel.
  19. Describe an intermittent detail or behavior.
  20. Explain how an idea or influence permeates Gatsby’s parties.
  21. Use “menacing” to describe a character or situation.
  22. Describe circumstantial evidence Gatsby gives Nick.
  23. Describe how Myrtle triggers Tom’s fractiousness.
  24. Use “commensurate” in describing old vs. new money.
  25. Describe how Wilson becomes menacing.