Match the definition with the word.
1. _____Jaunty
2. _____Sporadic
3. _____Valor
4. _____Denizen
5. _____Somnambulatory
6. _____Fluctuate
7. _____Knickerbocker
8. _____Elicit
9. _____Divine retribution
10. ____ Punctilious
A. -to draw or bring out or forth; educe;
evoke.
B. -an inhabitant; a resident; one that
frequents a particular place.
C. -punishment from a higher being for bad
deeds or transgressions.
D. -heroic courage; bravery.
E. - concerned about being precise and exact
F. -to change continually; shift back and
forth.
G. -easy and sprightly in manner or bearing.
H. -any New Yorker.
I. -appearing or happening at irregular
intervals in time; occasional.
J. -related to sleep walking.
Use the best vocabulary word for each sentence
1. Klipspringer becomes a ________________________ of Gatsby;s house, he never seems to
leave.
2. Many of the soldiers in the war displayed their ________________________________ under fire.
3. He pays great attention to doing things properly; he is __________________________________.
4. Those who live in New York are known as ____________________________________________.
5. Many people feel that through ________________________________________, truly evil people
will get what they deserve in the end.
6. After a night of drinking some people are ___________________________________________,
sleepwalking through the house.
7. During the summer Nick only sees Jordan Baker ___________________________________ or
not at all.
8. The stock market _________________________________; going up one day and down the next.
9. Jordan Baker didn’t have a care in the world as she ________________________________ made
her way around the partygoers.
10. When students don’t do their homework it is hard to _____________________________ a
response from them.
Write an antonym for each vocabulary word – You may have to get a little imaginative!
1. Denizen _____________________________________________
2. Somnambulatory ______________________________________
3. Elicit _______________________________________________
4. Punctilious ___________________________________________
5. Divine Retribution _____________________________________
6. Sporadic _____________________________________________
7. Jaunty _______________________________________________
8. Valor _______________________________________________
9. Knickerbocker _________________________________________
10. Fluctuate ______________________________________________