gathering
great-uncle
•  Definition: a coming
together of people.
•  There was a
gathering at the
airport.
persisted •  Definition: A
grandparent’s
brother.
•  My great-uncle
visited yesterday.
pitches in •  Definition:
continued
repeatedly.
•  Definition: helps
others get a job
done
•  The little girl
persisted in her
crying until she got
her way.
•  If everyone pitches
in we can have this
room painted very
soon.
satisfaction
• 
Definition:
contentment,
happiness
• 
She was received
great satisfaction
knowing that her
children were safe.
arrangements
•  Definition:
preparations
•  Before we go on
vacation, we need
to make
arrangements for a
dog sitter.
homestead
•  Definition: a house
with land and
buildings belonging
to it.
•  “Most of us will stay
at the homestead,
which has been in
our family for 100
years.”
reunion
•  Definition: a
meeting of group
members who have
been apart.
•  I hope we can have
a family reunion
every year.
reassured
•  Definition: made
less fearful or
worried.
•  Papa reassured
her.
limbs
faded
aromas
•  Definition: arms or
legs
•  Definition: worn,
pale
•  Definition: pleasant
smells
•  I’ll let these old
limbs take me the
rest of the way.
•  The farmhouse was
just a faded
memory.
•  The room was filled
with wonderful
aromas.
drumroll
•  Definition:
continual beating
on a drum
•  The rain sounded
like a thunderous
drumroll.
tilled
baptismal
•  Definition: having
to do with a
Catholic ceremony
at which a baby is
sprinkled with water
•  The priest held the
baby at the
baptismal font.
taper
blacksmithing
•  Definition: the art
of heating iron and
hammering it into
objects such as
horseshoes and
tools.
•  There were various
blacksmithing
tools in his
workshop.
uproar •  Definition: prepared
the land for
growing crops
•  Definition: to
become slowly
smaller or less
•  Definition: a noisy
excitement and
confusion
•  We tilled the land
and planted crops.
•  The pants tapered
at the bottom.
•  The crowd was in
an uproar.
consent
•  Definition:
permission
•  With his consent,
she went on the
field trip.
squealed •  Definition: made a
high, thin cry or
sound
•  The boy squealed
like a pig and ran
away from the
clown.