Vocabulary • Ch 2 - The Great Gatsby • Fill in the blanks

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

• obscure

• initiative

• determined

• innumerable

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

• imply

• literally

• tapestry

• resolve

She decided to _________ her travel plans until next year.

• determined

• obscure

• perceive

• defer

She handled the sensitive information _________ly.

• artificial

• disdain

• perceive

• discreet

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

• incessant

• perceive

• proprietor

• obscure

She felt _________ by the responsibility to help her family.

• distort

• resolve

• prosperous

• bound

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

• resolve

• literally

• obscure

• distort

The meaning of that phrase is _________ to me.

• discreet

• proprietor

• perceptible

• obscure

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

• perceive

• incessant

• bound

• artificial

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

• prosperous

• perceive

• distort

• literally