1. Fret When you fret about something, you keep thinking and worrying about it. Assured If someone assured you of something, he or she has said words to make you feel positive that things will be all right. Nudged If you nudged a person or thing, you pushed it or poked it gently. Outlandish If something is outlandish, it is bizzare, strange, and unusual. Ruckus To raise a ruckus is to make a lot of noise and fuss about something. Proclaimed If you have announced something to a group of people you have proclaimed it.

2. When you __________ about something, you keep thinking and worrying about it. If someone ________ you of something, he or she has said words to make you feel positive that things will be all right. If you _________ a person or thing, you pushed it or poked it gently. If something is _________, it is bizarre, strange, and unusual. To raise a _________ is to make a lot of noise and fuss about something. If you have announced something to a group of people you have _________ it.

3. In the winter, certain roads through the Sierra Nevada are _____________ because of heavy snows. impassable Pam’s parents _____________ for her school to include an art program and a music program as part of the curriculum. An _____________ person has habits or opinions that seem odd to other people. Even though Steve wanted to make the baseball team, it didn’t _____________ him that the tryouts were cancelled. crusaded eccentric faze Relented, faze, eccentric, infuriated, disheartened, impassable, crusaded

4. Everyone thinks Akemi is _____________ because she walks backward up flights of stairs. eccentric The students cheered when the school principal _____________ and allowed them to have a “bring- you-pet-to-school” day. Jay was _____________ when his brother ate the last piece of Jay’s birthday cake. Lisa wants to be an actor, so she was _____________that she didn’t get a part in the movie. relented infuriated disheartened Relented, faze, eccentric, infuriated, disheartened, impassable, crusaded