| A | B |
|---|
| afford | to be able to pay for; to give or to provide |
| boast | to talk with too much pride in oneself; 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 used to decorate |
| humble | plain and simple; not proud, modest |
| meadow | a field of grass or wildflowers |
| melancholy | filled with sorrow; very sad |
| obstinate | not willing to give in; stubborn |
| plead | to beg; to respond to a charge by a court of law |
| plunge | to throw oneself into; to push or force quickly; to drop sharply |
| relent | to become less strict |
| submit | to give to somone to look over; to give in to something |
| trudge | to walk slowly and heavily, as though with great effort |
