Vocabulary #3

reticence(n)-being silent or reserved, shy
-"To an extent, I suppose, his reticence was typical of that part of Minnesota,..."
-Jane's reticence is always misunderstood, in first grade her teacher thought she was deaf because, she does not collaborate with other students.
-' your logic' in the text Elroy is described being quiet(in that particular scene); also I learned the word from highschool, my teacher gave us real life example and we had this classmate who has always been shy and reserve so, she connected 'reticent' with her name "reticent Rachel."(i ronically her name and the word starts with the same letter,r.)

vigil(n)-wakefullness in the time of normal sleeping hours
-"...to guide me across the river and to take me to the edge and to stand a kind of vigil as I chose a life for myself."
-The nun held a prayer vigil for the safety of captive soldiers in Vietnam.
-'your logic'; I am catholic and I have heard (prayer) vigils quite often especially during Lent, and when the priest or some church personnel would speak about the vigil they menton the time which is usually starts late at night and ends i nthe morning.

surreal (adj)-characteristic of surrealism,dreamlike
-"... there is always that surreal seemingness, which makes the story seem untrue,..."
-Tim Burton, is known for his gothic style and surreal characters and the world they (characters) live in.
-'synonym' in the text the narrator has been describing how he doesnt really know what hes doing or thinking, and this gave me the impression he feels as if its a "dream," and in the definition it mentions 'dream like'; and of course the sentence itsef said : "unture."