Vocab #1

Shrouded (verb) : To be  hidden from view; disguised.
Source Sentence: "The very facts are shrouded in uncertainty: Was it a civil war? A war of national libertion or simple aggression? Who started it, and when, and why?" (38).
Context Clue: This word was revealed by the sentence structure used; looking at the words around it as reference.
Sentence: Lieutenant Cross shrouded from the truth about Martha's true feelings towards him, because he was in denial.

Monotony (noun): Lack of variety; repetition of something; over and over again.
Source Sentence: "I remember the monotony. Digging foxholes. Slapping mosquitos. The sun and the heat and the endless paddies" (32).
Context Clue: I learned the meaning of this word through a group discussion, and Nick was able to explain it to us. The activities they list in the passage are things that they do daily and repetitively, therefore, concluding to the fact that monotony means something happening over and over again.
Sentence: I do not like to live my life in monotony, because I often like change and variety.

Zeal (noun): Eager desire or endeavor; enthusiastic diligence.
Source Sentence: "Some carried themselves with a sort of wistful resignation, other with pride or stiff soldierly discipline or good humor or macho zeal."
Cotext clue: The word is being compared to good humor and pride, and they some what relate to each other.
Sentence: The professor approached the topic with a rather zeal attitude, whereas the students thought otherwise as they groaned and complained.