Mr. Peabody Vocabulary
Word
Meaning
Confused
mentally unable to think with
clarity
Symbol
Notes
puzzled
The flood of questions left
her bewildered and confused
Forgiveness
the act of excusing a mistake
or offense
Mercy, clemency
willingness to forgive
Imagery
the ability to form mental
images of things or events;
Imagination, symbol
Indeed
Used to emphasize
something;
Categorically, absolutely,
beyond a doubt
Was he upset? Indeed, he
was!
in truth
Indeed, I saw him do it.
an expression of surprise
Indeed, she proposed
marriage to him.
Relieved
Feeling better because
something horrible has
lessened or stopped; pain or
sorrow made easier to bear
She was relieved to hear it
was all over.
Alleviate
Represent
Show or mean something by
picture or symbol; The
pictures represent different
ideas.
portray, symbolize
Rumors
A story that people tell and
pass on to others even
though it may not be true;
gossip, tattle
They spread a nasty rumor
about her.
gossip (usually a mixture of
truth and untruth) passed
around by word of mouth
Symbolism
ideas expressed using
images
Sign, symbol
Traits
a distinguishing feature of a
personality
characteristics
Moral
lesson
Theme
the lesson that teaches us how to
behave better in life
the lesson the author is
trying to teach us
A lesson
A story can have more
than one theme.