| A | B |
| Dramatic | Relating to performance or study of drama |
| Illuminate | To shine on something; to make easier to understand |
| Reluctant | Unwilling or hesitant |
| Conflict | The main problem in a story; struggle |
| Resolution | Solution to a problem |
| Dialogue | Conversation between people in text |
| Excerpt | A short piece of writing taken from a longer text |
| Envy | To be jealous of |
| Playwright | The author of a script or play |
| Accelerate | To begin to move more quickly |
| Intricate | Very complicated or detailed |
| Sequential | Following an order or sequence |
| Figurative | Not the literal meaning of words; Symbolic |
| Italicize | To put text in italics or slanted words |
| Emphasize | To give special importance to |
| Strategy | A plan of action |
| Stem | Serious or strict |
| Eager | Wanting to do something very much |
| Permanent | unchanging |
| Enhance | to increase or make greater |
| Feature | A special attribute |
| Visualize | To imagine or form a mental picture of |
| Awkward | Clumsy |
| Chide | To scold or correct someone |
| Insist | To demand something |
| Advantage | A good or desirable thing; a benefit |
| Dispute | To disagree or debate |
| Enable | To make able to |
| Assure | To convince someone; to make them feel positive |
| Coax | To persuade someone to do something |
| Stanza | A group of lines within a poem |
| Detect | To discover or identify something |
| Indicate | To point out or show |
| Reveal | To tell something that was secret; uncover |