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

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