| A | B |
| antagonist | n. - opponent |
| protagonist | n. - principle character of a story |
| tragedy | n. - story with reversal of fortune |
| tragic hero | n. - hero that falls from fortune due to his own flaw |
| tragic flaw | n. - trait of hero that leads to his downfall |
| allusion | n. - reference to something outside of the work |
| exposition | n. - introduction of plot, setting, characters |
| denouement | n. - resolution of plot; final outcome of conflicts |
| crucible | container used for testing materials that withstands great heat |
| dissemble | v. - to conceal information |
| incubi | n. - a spirit that works evil on sleeping persons |
| heathen | n. - one that does not acknowledge God and the Bible |
| conjure | v. - to summon spirits |
| abomination | n. - something of disgust |
| faction | n. - a group acting against a larger group |
| inert | adj. - unable to move or act |
| hypocrite | n. - one professes beliefs and opinions that he does not hold |
| calumny | n. - false statement maliciously made |
| partisan | adj. - of small group within larger group |
| prodigious | adj. - extraordinarily great in size or extent |