Reassurance Is a Noun That Means Saying Or Doing Something That Removes Doubt Or Fear

Vocabulary Section 4

Reassurance is a noun that means saying or doing something that removes doubt or fear

Saunter is a verb that means to walk in a slow and relaxed way, not in any hurry

Seep is a verb that means to flow or leak slowly

Indignant is an adjective that means showing anger that something is unfair

Irritable is an adjective that means being easy to annoy and make angry

Generate is a verb that means to produce or make something

Scowl is a verb that means to frown in an angry or bad-tempered way

Persistent is an adjective that means continuing to try to do something even when it might be difficult to do

Scheme is a noun that means a secret plan

Humdrum is an adjective that means lacking excitement or very dull Vocabulary Section 4

Reassurance –

Saunter –

Seep –

indignant –

Irritable –

Generate –

Scowl –

Persistent –

Scheme –

Humdrum – Sentence Completion

1. When I need reassurance, I go to ______.

2. Chris sauntered into the room after ______.

3. The syrup seeped out of ______.

4. Brittany was indignant about ______.

5. Since Ms. Weber was irritable, she was ______.

6. Ms. Poole generates ______for our class.

7. Paul scowled at me because ______.

8. My little brother was persistent about ______.

9. Our scheme was to ______.

10. School is humdrum when ______. Making Connections

1. Do you scowl when you are feeling irritable? Why or why not? ______

2. Are you persistent about providing your best friends with reassurance when they are feeling sad? Why or why not? ______

3. What thoughts are generated when you see someone saunter down the hall? ______

4. Would you be indignant if you thought a teacher had a scheme to fail you? ______

5. If you thought air was seeping out of your birthday balloons, how would you be persistent about finding the cause? ______