| A | B |
| imminent | likely to happen soon |
| iridescent | having shifting, rainbow-like colors |
| vortex | rushing whirl, drawing in all that surrounds it |
| entrails | internal organs; specifically intestines |
| precariously | insecurely |
| evanesced | faded away |
| dynamic character | onewho develops and grows during the course of a story |
| static character | does not change |
| infallibility | condition of being unable to fail |
| point of view | perspective from which a story is told |
| third person point of view | the narrator does not participate in the story |
| first person point of view | the narrator is a character in the story |