Vocabulary • Ch 8 - The Great Gatsby • Fill in the blanks

The sky turned a mesmerizing shade of purple during _________.

• pretense

• strata

• twilight

• discern

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

• artificial

• tranquil

• fortuitous

• prot��g��

The detective carefully _________d the suspect's movements.

• trace

• interminable

• whim

• amorphous

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

• dejected

• malicious

• scrupulous

• trace

The meeting felt _________, with no end in sight.

• dejected

• forlorn

• interminable

• trace