| A | B |
| doggedness | persistence or stubbornness |
| evanesce | to disappear or vanish |
| exotic | excitingly strange |
| heresy | action or opinion contrary to what is normally thought of as right |
| imminent | about to occur |
| infallibility | an inability to make errors |
| precariously | insecurely; in a dangerous or unstable way |
| reiterate | to repeat or say again |
| scarlet | dark shade of red |
| theme | the underlying message of a story |
| symbol | action, place or event that stands for something more |
| universal theme | the message of a story that is common to many time periods and cultures |
| doodle | small, unfinished drawing that is unfinished or unfocused |