Reticence(adj)-disposed to be silent or not to speak freely; reserved
"To an extent, I suppose, his reticence was typical of that part of minnesota, where privacy still held value." p. 51
The guys reticence was what made him trust worthy with secrets.
Example, the word was used to explain minnesota.
Vigil (n)- wakefulness maintained for any reason during the normal hours for sleeping
"...and to take me to the edge and to stand a kind of vigil as I chose a life for myself." p.56
The nurse kept her vigil at the bedside of the dying man.
Your logic, I learned the word in a class I had in high school.
Shrill(adj)-high-pitched and piercing in sound quality
"...threaded along a length of copper wire, one overlapping the next, the tips curled upward as if caught in a final shrill syllable." p. 111
The baby's shrill cries pierced the ears.
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