2. Shades of Gray Vocabulary By Carolyn Reeder

3. Monotonous p. 1 uttered or performed in one unvaried tone

4. Florid p.1 having an unhealthily glowing pink or red complexion

5. Fallow p. 3 agriculture left unseeded after plowing for a period of time in order to recover natural fertility

6. Doffed p. 4 to take off or lift and tilt a hat as a greeting or a mark of respect

7. Confinements p. 7 restriction or limitation within the boundaries or scope of something

8. Desolation p. 7 bare, uninhabited, and deserted

9. Spinster p. 19 an offensive term for a woman who has remained unmarried beyond the usual age a woman whose livelihood is spinning yarn

10. Tentative p. 20 said or done in a slow, hesitant, and careful way that reveals a lack of confidence likely to have changes before becoming final and complete

11. Sentry p. 27 somebody who is assigned to keep watch and to warn of danger, especially a member of the armed services who guards entrances and exits

12. Auger p. 35 a hand tool with a corkscrew-shaped bit for boring holes, or a larger tool, using the same principle, for boring holes in the ground