Vocab

1. Pious- adjective

• "I held them personally and individually responsible- the polyestered Kiwanis boys, the merchants and farmers, the pious churchgoers, the chatty housewives..." (pg. 45)
• The synonym is "churchgoers"
• Many children are pious for the elderly.

2. Reticence- noun

• "...his reticence was typical of that part of Minnesota, where privacy still held value..." (pg. 51)
• The synonym for the word was privacy.
• Reticence can disappear after you get to know the other person well.

3. Tedious- adjective

•  "Nothing radical, no hothead stuff, just ringing a few doorbells for Gene McCarthy, composing a few tedious, uninspired editorials for the campus newspaper." (pg. 41)
• Example because it says other stuff he does a lot, like ringing doorbells.
• Going to work everyday becomes tedious.