Vocabulary Theme 3

Lesson 11 "Loved Best"
Vocabulary words – Student friendly definitions

1. swooned – If you had a terrible shock or surprise that made you faint or fall,

you might have swooned.

2. astonished – When you are amazed and surprised by something, you are

astonished.

3. envious – If you feel envious, you want something that someone else has.

4. rivalry – People who have rivalry are competing against one another for

something.

5. encouraging – An encouraging word from a friend make you feel that you can do

something well.

6. brief – If something is brief, it does not take much time.

7. chuckling – If you are chuckling, you are laughing quietly to yourself.

8. soothing – Something that is soothing makes you feel calm.

9. sobbed – Someone who sobbed cried very hard.

10. praised – If you praised someone, you told that person that he or she did

something well.