| A | B |
|---|
| Menorah | 9 branched candelabrum (Jewish) |
| Nirvana | highest state of consciousness (Buddhism) |
| Penance | act to make up for a sin |
| Polytheism | a belief in more than one god |
| Pontiff | another word for the pope |
| Sect | religious group that separated from another group |
| Tabula rasa | something new, fresh, and unmarked (blank state) |
| Totem | animal, plant, etc. that has a special relationship to a person/serves as a sign of that person |
| Yin and yang | two forces in the universe (Chinese) |
| Acronym | word formed from beginning leters of a name or phrase |
| Analogy | comparison of two different things that are alike in some way |
| Aphorism | witty and concise statement of truth or wisdom |
| Double-entendre | word(s) that have 2 meanings, one is bawdy or crude |
| Fallacy | false or mistaken idea based on faulty reasoning |
| Genre | kind or type of a work of art |
| i.e. | abbreviation for "that is" |
