Vocabulary • Ch 2 - The Great Gatsby • Context Clues

She was determined to achieve her goals, no matter the obstacles.

 

What does the word 'determined' mean?

• Not giving up easily

• Exactly what is being said

• The owner of something

• To see, hear, or feel something

His silence seemed to imply that he knew more than he was letting on.

 

What does the word 'imply' mean?

• To change or twist something out of shape

• To wait or postpone something for later

• To suggest something without saying it

• Made or created by human beings

She decided to defer her travel plans until next year.

 

What does the word 'defer' mean?

• To wait or postpone something for later

• Doing well and having good fortune

• Not giving up easily

• To suggest something without saying it

She handled the sensitive information discreetly.

 

What does the word 'discreet' mean?

• Keeping something private or secret

• To suggest something without saying it

• Very happy and joyful

• To move or jump with a spring

The incessant noise from the construction site next door made it impossible to concentrate.

 

What does the word 'incessant' mean?

• Not giving up easily

• Keeping something private or secret

• Never stopping, always happening or repeating

• The owner of something

She felt bound by the responsibility to help her family.

 

What does the word 'bound' mean?

• To wait or postpone something for later

• A type of woven fabric with pictures

• To move or jump with a spring

• To change or twist something out of shape

She had a strong resolve to overcome any obstacles standing in her way.

 

What does the word 'resolve' mean?

• To find a solution to a problem

• Difficult to see, understand, or remember

• The owner of something

• Doing well and having good fortune

The meaning of that phrase is obscure to me.

 

What does the word 'obscure' mean?

• To suggest something without saying it

• Difficult to see, understand, or remember

• To change or twist something out of shape

• Keeping something private or secret

She used artificial sweetener in her coffee to cut down on sugar.

 

What does the word 'artificial' mean?

• Made or created by human beings

• Doing well and having good fortune

• To suggest something without saying it

• The owner of something

She literally ran as fast as she could to catch the bus.

 

What does the word 'literally' mean?

• Difficult to see, understand, or remember

• Keeping something private or secret

• To find a solution to a problem

• Exactly what is being said