| A | B |
|---|
| NOVEL | A LONG WORK OF NARRATIVE, PROSE FICTION |
| RISING ACTION | ALL THE ACTION THAT LEADS TO THE CLIMAX |
| ECSTATIC | EXTREMELY JOYFUL |
| PROSPERITY | WEALTH |
| TAUNTING | TEASING; JEERING; TORMENTING |
| CAPITULATE | TO SURRENDER |
| GRAVE | SERIOUS; SOMBER; DANGEROUS |
| INTREPID | FEARLESS |
| AMICABLE | FRIENDLY |
| RANCOROUS | FILLED WITH HATE |
| VINDICATE | TO FREE FROM GUILT |
| EXPOSITION | THE PART OF THE STORY THAT EXPLAINS BACKGROUND AND MAKES CONFLICT CLEAR |
| amicable | She is an ___ girl who is friends with everyone. |
| cherish | I will always __my old photographs. |
| taunting | Elbert was sent to the office for ___ the new student and making her cry. |
| prosperity | It is good to share your ___ with the less fortunate. |
| ecstatic | Brad was __ when he learned he won the award. |
| rancorous | The Montagues and the Capulets have a __ relationship. |
| grave | Bob was in ___ danger when the zombies broke through the door. |
| vindicate | The new evidence will ____ Bob and prove that Simon was the murderer. |
| empathetic | understanding the feelings of another |
| EMPATHETIC | SINCE I HAVE LOST A PET OF MY OWN, I CAN BE ___ ABOUT YOUR LOSS. |
| intrepid | The ___ explorer scaled the mountain without any worries about the danger he faced. |
