| A | B |
| Disdain | To reject as beneath |
| Disdain | To regard with contempt |
| Point of View | The perspective from which a story is told |
| First Person Point of View | The story is told from the perspective of a character in the story |
| First Person Point of View | Characterized by the pronoun "I" |
| Direct Characterization | The author TELLS the audience what a character is like |
| Omniscient Point of View | The story is told from the perspective of someone outside the story who knows the thougths and feelings of all the characters in the story |
| Flat Character | A character with the only one personality trait |
| Hamper | To hinder |
| Hamper | To obstruct |
| Placid | Calm, Peaceful, Serene |
| Abrasive | Rough, Coarse, Harsh |
| Round Character | A character with many different personality triats |
| Indirect Characterization | The reader must use the character's thougths, feelings, and actions to determine what the character is really like |
| Covert | Hidden; undercover |
| Cower | To shrink away from: To recoil in fear |
| Credible | Believable |
| Reprehensible | Shameful; very bad |
| Blatant | Obvious |