| A | B |
|---|
| climactic | of the highest point; of the most intense part of a story or event |
| fidelity | loyalty, faithfulness; accuracy; accuracy of the reproduction of a sound or picture |
| anecdote | a brief, entertaining account of an interesting incident |
| staunch | loyal, steadfast; strong or solid; watertight; to check the flow of (blood, etc.) |
| prodigy | a person with extraordinary talents, especially a highly gifted child; an act or thing that causes amazement; a marvel |
| forte | something that someone does very well; a strong point |
| epilogue | a short concluding section at the end of a literary work; speech at the end of a play |
| stigma | a mark of shame, a stain; in botany - the portion of a flower's pistil on which pollen is deposited for germination |
| hypochondriac | a person suffering from abnormal anxiety about his or her health; one who imagines he or she is sick or has symptoms of a disease |
| extemporaneous | done, said, or performed with little or no preparation; unrehearsed; offhand |
