Vocabulary Set #2 Great Gatsby/SAT

The dish was _____ in flavor.

the tendency to behave angrily or emotionally

Acutely distressing

Strongly reminiscent or suggestive of (something)

provide with a quality, ability, or asset

He went out to the open ______ and sat down on a folding-chair

Gatsby’s ________ had increased all summer until he fell just short of being news.

Breach of a condition gives the other party the right to ______ a contract.

This was his day off and with ______ initiative he had hurried out ‘to see.’

suggest or assume the existence, fact, or truth of (something) as a basis for reasoning, discussion, or belief

genuine; real

In this heat every extra gesture was an ______ to the common store of life.

They stood in ______ as the protest continued.

Treacherous; crafty

an angry mood

Cause to branch or spread out

Despite her wealth, she lived a ______ lifestyle.

Apparently attractive but having in reality no value or integrity

Citing evidence helps to ______ your claim.

It’s a ______ piece of printed matter. It fooled me. This fella’s a regular Belasco.

give or bequeath an income or property to (a person or institution)

confined to words, theories, or ideals, and not leading to practical action