| Term | Definition |
|---|
| plagued | troubled |
| ravaged | violently destroyed |
| lunged | plunged forward suddenly |
| craned | stretched (the neck) as a crane does |
| devastating | causing great damage |
| nurturing | promoting the growth of; nursing |
| anonymous | unknown, unidentified |
| tolerant | patient; accepting of others |
| ponder | think over carefully |
| accolade | something said or done to express praise |
| precedent | action or statement that can serve as an example |
| purist | someone who insists that rules be followed strictly |
| hapless | unlucky |
| cakewalk | easy job |
| setting | where and when the action of a story takes place |
| conflict | a struggle |
| climax | the most exciting moment of the story |
| resolution | the final part of the plot, problems are solved |
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