| A | B |
|---|
| bleak | cheerless |
| surly | rude and bad tempered; gruff |
| invalid | one who is disabled from illness or injury |
| passive | not participating; inactive |
| instinct | a way of knowing or behaving naturally |
| sanction | to give support or encouragement to |
| wily | full of tricks; sly like a fox |
| sanctuary | a place of safety or protection |
| incredulous | unwilling or unable to believe |
| pranking | playfulness or mischief |
| plot | sequence of events in a litetary piece |
| conflict | struggle between 2 opposing forces |
| rising action | part of plot that adds complications |
| climax | greatest point of emotional intensity in story |
| resolution | part that concludes falling action; |
| exposition | introduction of story's char.; setting;situation |
