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

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