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

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