| A | B |
|---|
| Enveloped | Cover or surround completely |
| Ruse | A trick |
| Aghast | Filled with horror or shock |
| Vexation | A state of irritation |
| Askew | Not in line; out of place |
| Adulation | Heavy admiration or praise |
| Subside | To become less intense; decrease |
| Accost | Approach aggressively |
| Termination | The end |
| Tangible | Capable of being touched |
| Quarry | The object of a hunt |
| Amenity | Thing that adds to one's comfort |
| Condone | To forgive or overlook |
| Droll | Amusingly odd or comical |
| Scruples | Feeling of uneasiness that keeps a person from doing something |
| Solicitously | In a manner expressing care or concern |
| Imperative | Absolutely necessary |
| Zealous | Intensely enthusiastic |
| Uncanny | So remarkable as to seem supernatural |
| Exposition | Beginning of the story - characters, setting, conflicts |
| Climax | Turning point in the story - main character makes a decision |
| Resolution | The end of the story |
| Rising Action | The plot thickens and conflicts develop in the story |
| Falling Action | The results of the climax |
| Metaphor | A comparison between two unlike items, not using "like" or "as" |
| Personification | Giving human attributes to inanimate objects |
| Alliteration | Similar beginning sounds of words |
| Simile | A comparison using "like" or "as" |
| Inference | An educated guess, based on evidence |
| Theme | A repeating idea or topic in a story |
| Onomatopoeia | Words that are spelled like they sound |
| Verbal Irony | When a person says the opposite of what he means |
| Dramatic Irony | When the audience knows something the characters do not |
| Situational Irony | The reversal of expectations |
| Parody | A humorously exaggerated imitation of a piece of literature |
| Fable | A story containing talking animals and a moral lesson |
