Question

Read the excerpt from F. Scott Fitzgerald's short story, "The Jelly Bean." He turned it on fuller. The dripping became a flow and formed an oily pool that glistened brightly, reflecting a dozen tremulous moons on its quivering bosom. This passage provides a synonym clue to the meaning of the word "tremulous." Based on its context, the word "tremulous" most likely means _____. shining saturated shaking slippery

Answer 1

Shaking.
If a liquid is quivering, it is obviously that the reflection would be uneven.
Thus shaking = tremulous.
Also if you study music, it is a commonplace term.

Answer 2

Shaking

Step-by-step explanation:

In this passage, the word "tremulous" refers to something that is shaking. We can guess this from the context that surrounds the word. We learn that something was dripping, and this later became a flow that formed a pool. We then learn that the reflection in this liquid was tremulous. It is likely that this reflection was shaking due to the dripping of the liquid.