DescribeJordanactingpunctilious—or not.Describehow Wilsonbecomesmenacing.Identify anydenizen ofEast Egg orWest Egg.Describe adeft actionperformedby anycharacter.Use“commensurate”in describing oldvs. new money.Explain amoment whenTom behavessuperciliously.Describesomething orsomeoneredolent ofthe 1920s.Give anexample of agravemomentfrom the plot.Explain whyDaisy andTom leftprecipitately.Identify anexample ofprodigalityin the novel.Explain a timewhensomeone actstactlessly at aparty.Describe anunscrupulousactcommitted inthe novel.Identify apoignantmomentfrom Chapter7.Use“menacing”to describe acharacter orsituation.ExplainGatsby’sineffablefeelings forDaisy.Use“dilatory” todescribe acharacter’sbehavior.Describe howMyrtle triggersTom’sfractiousness.Describe anintermittentdetail orbehavior.Explain how anidea orinfluencepermeatesGatsby’sparties.Explain amoment thatacts as aportentoussign.Explain howanycharactertries to eludeblame.Explain wheretwo contiguoussettingsappear in thenovel.Explain howsomething inGatsby’sworld ismeretricious.Identifyjuxtapositionin anyscene.DescribecircumstantialevidenceGatsby givesNick.DescribeJordanactingpunctilious—or not.Describehow Wilsonbecomesmenacing.Identify anydenizen ofEast Egg orWest Egg.Describe adeft actionperformedby anycharacter.Use“commensurate”in describing oldvs. new money.Explain amoment whenTom behavessuperciliously.Describesomething orsomeoneredolent ofthe 1920s.Give anexample of agravemomentfrom the plot.Explain whyDaisy andTom leftprecipitately.Identify anexample ofprodigalityin the novel.Explain a timewhensomeone actstactlessly at aparty.Describe anunscrupulousactcommitted inthe novel.Identify apoignantmomentfrom Chapter7.Use“menacing”to describe acharacter orsituation.ExplainGatsby’sineffablefeelings forDaisy.Use“dilatory” todescribe acharacter’sbehavior.Describe howMyrtle triggersTom’sfractiousness.Describe anintermittentdetail orbehavior.Explain how anidea orinfluencepermeatesGatsby’sparties.Explain amoment thatacts as aportentoussign.Explain howanycharactertries to eludeblame.Explain wheretwo contiguoussettingsappear in thenovel.Explain howsomething inGatsby’sworld ismeretricious.Identifyjuxtapositionin anyscene.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 Jordan acting punctilious—or not.
  2. Describe how Wilson becomes menacing.
  3. Identify any denizen of East Egg or West Egg.
  4. Describe a deft action performed by any character.
  5. Use “commensurate” in describing old vs. new money.
  6. Explain a moment when Tom behaves superciliously.
  7. Describe something or someone redolent of the 1920s.
  8. Give an example of a grave moment from the plot.
  9. Explain why Daisy and Tom left precipitately.
  10. Identify an example of prodigality in the novel.
  11. Explain a time when someone acts tactlessly at a party.
  12. Describe an unscrupulous act committed in the novel.
  13. Identify a poignant moment from Chapter 7.
  14. Use “menacing” to describe a character or situation.
  15. Explain Gatsby’s ineffable feelings for Daisy.
  16. Use “dilatory” to describe a character’s behavior.
  17. Describe how Myrtle triggers Tom’s fractiousness.
  18. Describe an intermittent detail or behavior.
  19. Explain how an idea or influence permeates Gatsby’s parties.
  20. Explain a moment that acts as a portentous sign.
  21. Explain how any character tries to elude blame.
  22. Explain where two contiguous settings appear in the novel.
  23. Explain how something in Gatsby’s world is meretricious.
  24. Identify juxtaposition in any scene.
  25. Describe circumstantial evidence Gatsby gives Nick.