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?

• Too many to count or name

• Difficult to see, understand, or remember

• To suggest something without saying it

• Not giving up easily

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

 

What does the word 'imply' mean?

• Very happy and joyful

• To strongly dislike or look down on

• To suggest something without saying it

• Never stopping, always happening or repeating

She decided to defer her travel plans until next year.

 

What does the word 'defer' mean?

• Able to be seen or noticed

• To wait or postpone something for later

• Difficult to see, understand, or remember

• Taking the lead and starting something

She handled the sensitive information discreetly.

 

What does the word 'discreet' mean?

• Exactly what is being said

• To see, hear, or feel something

• Keeping something private or secret

• A type of woven fabric with pictures

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

 

What does the word 'incessant' mean?

• Able to be seen or noticed

• Never stopping, always happening or repeating

• To see, hear, or feel something

• To wait or postpone something for later

She felt bound by the responsibility to help her family.

 

What does the word 'bound' mean?

• Exactly what is being said

• Difficult to see, understand, or remember

• To move or jump with a spring

• To strongly dislike or look down on

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

 

What does the word 'resolve' mean?

• Difficult to see, understand, or remember

• To find a solution to a problem

• Made or created by human beings

• To strongly dislike or look down on

The meaning of that phrase is obscure to me.

 

What does the word 'obscure' mean?

• Able to be seen or noticed

• A type of woven fabric with pictures

• Difficult to see, understand, or remember

• To change or twist something out of shape

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

 

What does the word 'artificial' mean?

• To change or twist something out of shape

• Made or created by human beings

• Keeping something private or secret

• To wait or postpone something for later

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

 

What does the word 'literally' mean?

• To see, hear, or feel something

• Exactly what is being said

• Taking the lead and starting something

• Very happy and joyful