| A | B |
|---|
| instigates | urges on; stirs up |
| depreciate | reduce in value |
| cascade | waterfall |
| chaste | pure or clean in style; not ornate |
| meretricious | attractive in a cheap, flashy way |
| ravages | ruins |
| discreet | tactful; respectful |
| exposition | background info for the story is provided; basic situation |
| rising action | the central conflict, or struggle, is introduced |
| climax | the high point of the conflict |
| falling action | the conflict lessens |
| resolution | the conflict concludes and loose ends get tied up |
| plot | the sequence of events that make up a story |
| short story | brief work of fiction |
| characters | people or animals who participate in the action of a story |
| setting | time and place of the action |
| theme | central idea or message revealed in the story |
| point of view | vantage point from which the story is told |
