| Term | Definition |
| afford | to be able to pay for; to be able to do |
| boast | to talk with too much pride; to brag |
| chord | three or more notes of music played together |
| exceptional | unusually good |
| fortunate | lucky |
| fringe | an outside edge; an edge made of short lengths of material to decorate clothes |
| humble | plain and simple; not proud; to bring down to defeat |
| meadow | a field of grass or wildflowers |
| melancholy | filled with sorrow; very sad |
| obstinate | not willing to give in; stubborn |
| plead | to ask for something that is felt to be very important; to beg; to respond to a charge in a court of law |
| plunge | to throw oneself into; to push or force quickly; to drop suddenly |
| relent | to become less strict |
| submit | to give to someone to look over or decide about; to give in to someone or something |
| trudge | to walk slowly and heavily, as though with great effort |