vigil
a purposeful surveillance to guard or observe
solemnly
in a grave and sedate manner
convulse
move or stir about violently
hover
hang in the air; fly or be suspended above
decent
socially or conventionally correct; refined or virtuous
burial
the ritual placing of a corpse in a grave
relic
an antiquity that has survived from the distant past
Ramadan
the ninth month of the Islamic calendar; the month of fasting; the holiest period for the Islamic faith
fast
acting or moving or capable of acting or moving quickly
shimmer
shine with a weak or fitful light
negotiate
discuss the terms of an arrangement
awkward
lacking grace or skill in manner or movement or performance
jealous
suspicious or unduly suspicious or fearful of being displaced by a rival
discontent
a longing for something better than the present situation
vegetation
the process of growth in plants
raucous
unpleasantly loud and harsh
musty
covered with or smelling of mold
translucent
allowing light to pass through diffusely
