Apply the vocabulary words to the context of the novel's events and characters. Nick frequently tried to (a)   sleep or boredom to avoid the long, intimate confessions that people often forced upon him.

Apply the vocabulary words to the context of the novel's events and characters. The (a)   of Gatsby’s sprawling, neon-lit mansion next to Nick’s small, weather-beaten cottage highlights the vast economic divide in West Egg.

Apply the vocabulary words to the context of the novel's events and characters. Daisy and Jordan moved with a (a)   grace, often found lounging on the white sofas as if the heat of the day was too much to bear.

Apply the vocabulary words to the context of the novel's events and characters. During the party, the (a)   laughter of the guests echoed through the gardens, masking the shallow nature of their conversations.

Apply the vocabulary words to the context of the novel's events and characters. Meyer Wolfsheim, a (a)   of the city's dark underbelly, was famously known for fixing the 1919 World Series.

Apply the vocabulary words to the context of the novel's events and characters. Gatsby’s dream of Daisy was so grand that it was almost (a)   ; no real woman could ever truly live up to the vision he had created in his head.

Apply the vocabulary words to the context of the novel's events and characters. Before ever meeting his neighbor, Nick saw a slight (a)   of Gatsby’s presence—a lone figure reaching out toward a green light across the water.

Apply the vocabulary words to the context of the novel's events and characters. Dan Cody’s (a)   influence on a young James Gatz changed the course of his life, teaching him the ways of the wealthy and the corrupt.

Apply the vocabulary words to the context of the novel's events and characters. At Gatsby’s parties, the (a)   smiles of the young women revealed that they were having fun without a single deep thought in their heads.

Apply the vocabulary words to the context of the novel's events and characters. Wilson’s quest for (a)   led him to West Egg, as he believed he was an instrument of God’s justice against the man who killed his wife.

Apply the vocabulary words to the context of the novel's events and characters. Gatsby’s business dealings remained (a)   , with rumors of bootlegging and "gonnegctions" never being fully explained to the public.

Apply the vocabulary words to the context of the novel's events and characters. Because the witnesses' stories did not (a)   , the police had a difficult time determining exactly who was driving the "death car."

Apply the vocabulary words to the context of the novel's events and characters. Tom and Gatsby’s argument in the Plaza Hotel was broken up by the (a)   sound of a wedding march playing in the room below.

Apply the vocabulary words to the context of the novel's events and characters. Gatsby was surprisingly (a)   when he offered Nick a "side business" in exchange for inviting Daisy to tea, failing to realize how offensive the bribe was.

Apply the vocabulary words to the context of the novel's events and characters. After Gatsby’s death, the telegram from Henry Gatz made any further speculation about Gatsby’s lack of family completely (a)   .

Apply the vocabulary words to the context of the novel's events and characters. Nick lived (a)   through Gatsby for a time, fascinated by the romantic intensity of a life so much more daring than his own.

Apply the vocabulary words to the context of the novel's events and characters. A sense of tragedy began to (a)   the narrative as the heat of the summer reached its peak and the characters headed toward New York.

Apply the vocabulary words to the context of the novel's events and characters. To Gatsby, the distance between him and Daisy felt (a)   until he finally saw her standing in Nick’s doorway.

Apply the vocabulary words to the context of the novel's events and characters. As he floated in the pool, the world became (a)   , a blurry and shapeless reality for a man whose singular dream had finally collapsed.