1. gathering
• Definition: a coming
together of people.
• There was a
gathering at the
airport.

2. great-uncle
• Definition: A
grandparent’s brother.
• My great-uncle
visited yesterday.

3. 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.”

4. persisted
• Definition: continued
repeatedly.
• The little girl
persisted in her
crying until she got
her way.

5. pitches in
• Definition: helps
others get a job done
• If everyone pitches
in we can have this
room painted very
soon.

6. reunion
• Definition: a meeting
of group members
who have been apart.
• I hope we can have a
family reunion every
year.

7. satisfaction
• Definition:
contentment,
happiness
• She was received
great satisfaction
knowing that her
children were safe.

8. arrangements
• Definition:
preparations
• Before we go on
vacation, we need to
make arrangements
for a dog sitter.

9. reassured
• Definition: made less
fearful or worried.
• Papa reassured her.

10. limbs
• Definition: arms or
legs
• I’ll let these old limbs
take me the rest of
the way.

11. faded
• Definition: worn, pale
• The farmhouse was
just a faded memory.

12. aromas
• Definition: pleasant
smells
• The room was filled
with wonderful
aromas.

13. drumroll
• Definition: continual
beating on a drum
• The rain sounded like
a thunderous
drumroll.

14. 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.

15. 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.

16. tilled
• Definition: prepared
the land for growing
crops
• We tilled the land
and planted crops.

17. taper
• Definition: to become
slowly smaller or less
• The pants tapered at
the bottom.

18. uproar
• Definition: a noisy
excitement and
confusion
• The crowd was in an
uproar.

19. consent
• Definition: permission
• With his consent,
she went on the field
trip.

20. squealed
• Definition: made a
high, thin cry or sound
• The boy squealed
like a pig and ran
away from the clown.