The Great Gatsby vocabulary
by F. Scott Fitzgerald, 1925
24 useful words from The Great Gatsby, from easier to harder. Each has a simple meaning and an example sentence, so you learn words you can actually use, not just recognise.
- advicenoun
Guidance or recommendations offered about what to do in a situation.
“She gave me some good advice about studying.”
- criticizeverb
To express disapproval of someone or something.
“He tends to criticize others too harshly.”
- rememberverb
To have in or be able to bring to one's mind an awareness of someone or something from the past.
“I remember my first day at school.”
- advantagenoun
A condition or circumstance that puts one in a favorable or superior position.
“Having a car is an advantage when you live in the countryside.”
- understandverb
To grasp the meaning, significance, or nature of something.
“I understand the instructions now.”
- collegenoun
An educational institution or establishment, in particular one providing higher education or specialized professional or vocational training.
“She plans to go to college next year.”
- accuseverb
To charge someone with an offense or crime.
“She was accused of stealing the money.”
- secretnoun
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
“He told me a secret about his past.”
- hopenoun
A feeling of expectation and desire for a certain thing to happen.
“I have hope that things will get better.”
- uniformnoun
A particular set of clothes that has to be worn by the members of the same organization or group of people.
“The students wear a school uniform.”
- scornnoun
The feeling or belief that someone or something is worthless or despicable.
“She looked at him with scorn.”
- sensitivitynoun
The quality of being sensitive.
“He has a sensitivity to loud noises.”
- giftnoun
A thing given willingly to someone without payment; a present.
“She received a gift for her birthday.”
- hopenoun
A feeling of expectation and desire for a certain thing to happen.
“I have hope that things will get better.”
- romanticadjective
Conducive to or characterized by the expression of love.
“They had a romantic dinner by candlelight.”
- elationnoun
Great happiness and exhilaration.
“The news filled her with elation.”
- prominentadjective
Important; famous.
“He is a prominent figure in the community.”
- generationnoun
All of the people born and living at about the same time, regarded collectively.
“Each generation faces different challenges.”
- traditionnoun
The transmission of customs or beliefs from generation to generation.
“It's a family tradition to gather for dinner on Sundays.”
- restlessadjective
Unable to rest or relax as a result of anxiety or boredom.
“He felt restless and couldn't sit still.”
- convictionnoun
A firmly held belief or opinion.
“She spoke with conviction about her plans.”
- familiaradjective
Well known from long or close association.
“The song sounds familiar to me.”
- resembleverb
To look or be like someone or something.
“He resembles his father.”
- phenomenonnoun
A fact or situation that is observed to exist or happen, especially one whose cause or explanation is in question.
“The Northern Lights are a natural phenomenon.”
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