| Term | Definition |
| black | This is the color of Edward Cullen eyes when he's thirsty. |
| Isabella Marie Swan | What is Bella's full name? |
| Phil Dwyer | Bella's mom's husband (Bella's Stepfather). |
| Phoenix, Arizona | Where Bella moved from at the beginning of the story. |
| Victoria | Female vampire who is after Bella because of James' death. |
| 1953 Chevy | Bella's hot (not) rusty old car. |
| Edward Cullen | Gorgeous*not Robert Pattinson* vampire who falls in love with Bella. |
| Forks, Washington | Bella moves here at the beginning of the story. |
| Renee | Bella's easily-swayed, immature mother. |
| Charlie Swan | Bella's laid-back father who dislikes Edward. |
| Emmett Cullen | The big "teddy bear" brother of the Cullen family. |
| Alice Cullen | The fortune teller of the Cullen family. |
| Esme Cullen | The mother of the Cullen family. |
| Carlisle Cullen | The father of the Cullen family and doctor at Forks Hospital. |
| Jasper Hale | This Cullen is married to Alice and can manipulate emotions. |
| Rosalie Hale | The most beautiful of the Cullens; hates Bella until Renesmee. |
| Renesmee Carlie Cullen | Edward and Bella's daughter's full name. |
| Jacob Black | Quileute werewolf who is a good friend of Bella and later imprints on her daughter. |
| Sam Uley | Alpha of the La Push pack. |
| Aro Volturi | Head of the Volturi family. He can read minds, but only through physical contact. |
| J. Jenks | The man Bella goes to for forged IDs in Breaking Dawn. |
| Isle Esme | Location of Bella and Edward's honeymoon. |
| Benjamin | Egyptian vampire who can control the elements. |
| Zafrina | Vampire who can make you "see" things that aren't there. |
| Irina | Denali clan vampire who rats on the Cullens to the Volturi. |
| Midnight Sun | Twilight from Edward's POV. |
| Robert Pattinson | Gorgeous guy playing Edward Cullen in the Twilight movie *squeeeeeeee!!!!* |
| November 21, 2008 | Release date of Twilight movie. |
| Garrett | Vampire who gives an awesome speech about the Volturi's lust for power and unfair judgment in Breaking Dawn. |
| Nahuel | The other hybrid vamp-human (not Renesmee). |
| Caius | Volturi member who hates werewolves with a passion (not shapeshifters, the real werewolves). |
| Nessie | Renesmee's nickname. |
| "Forever and forever and forever" | Edward's last words in Breaking Dawn *tear* |
| Dartmouth | college Bella and Edward were going to "attend". |
| Mike Newton | Who caught the garter at the wedding? |
| Angela Webber | Who caught the bouquet at the wedding? |
| Royce King | Rosalie's human fiancé before her transformation. |
| Catherine Hardwicke | Director of the Twilight movie. |
| Melissa Rosenberg | Writer of "Twilight" screenplay. |
| Clair de Lune | Song by Claude Debussy playing in Edward's car. |
| BMW | Brand of Rosalie's ostentatious convertible. |
| Emmett McCarty | Emmett's name before his transformation. |
| Jasper Whitlock | Jasper's name before his transformation. |
| Mary Alice Brandon | Alice's name before her transformation. |
| Marcus Volturi | The bored, apathetic member of the Volturi who lost his wife in battle (a scheme of Aro's). |
| Didyme | Marcus' wife, and Aro's sister, who wanted to leave the Volturi and take Marcus with her. Aro killed her as a result, to keep Marcus with him. |
| Caius Volturi | The member of the Volturi who is deathly afraid of werewolves and had large numbers of them executed throughout Europe. |
| Jane Volturi | The member of the Volturi that can torture people in their minds. She is also very young and petite. |
| Heidi | The hunter of the Volturi who uses her beauty to attract "meals". |
| Renata | Aro's personal bodyguard who uses her power as a shield to divert people from their intended target. |