Vocabulary • Ch 8 - The Great Gatsby • Context Clues

The sky turned a mesmerizing shade of purple during twilight.

 

What does the word 'twilight' mean?

• Peaceful and calm

• Having a pleasant smell or fragrance

• A tiny amount or evidence left behind

• The time between day and night

She used artificial sweeteners in her coffee because she was watching her sugar intake.

 

What does the word 'artificial' mean?

• A tiny amount or evidence left behind

• Powered by air or compressed gas

• Pretending or acting like something is true

• Made or created by humans

The detective carefully traced the suspect's movements.

 

What does the word 'trace' mean?

• Feeling lonely or sad, abandoned or hopeless

• To find or discover something left behind

• Having mean or harmful intentions

• Powered by air or compressed gas

They were able to trace the culprit based on the fingerprints left at the scene.

 

What does the word 'trace' mean?

• Pretending or acting like something is true

• A tiny amount or evidence left behind

• Feeling sad, down, or disappointed

• Having mean or harmful intentions

The meeting felt interminable, with no end in sight.

 

What does the word 'interminable' mean?

• A sudden idea or desire

• Powered by air or compressed gas

• Feeling sad, down, or disappointed

• Something that seems like it will never end