| A | B |
|---|
| characterization | portrayal or description of fictional characters |
| denouement | final part of a story or drama in which everything is made clear |
| exposition | the part of a literary or dramatic work in which the basic facts of setting and character are made known |
| falter | lose confidence; stumble |
| inconsequential | unimportant |
| mastodon | large shaggy extinct mammal: |
| meretricious | superficially or vulgarly attractive |
| mood | the author's state of mind |
| parsimony | frugality or unwillingness to spend money |
| patent | very obvious and not open to doubt |
| prosperity | success; good fortune |
| prudent | having good sense |
| scrutiny | careful inspection or observation |
| tone | the general quality or character of something as an indicator of the attitude or view of the person who produced it |
| diction | choice of words |
