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  • scarlet
    bright red
  • ambition
    a desire to succeed or be powerful
  • baffled
    confused
  • apprehensive
    fearful or anxious
    especially about the future
  • consciousness
    our awareness of ourselves and our environment
  • characterization
    A method an author uses to let readers know more about the characters and their personal traits.
  • bizarre
    extremely strange
    unusual
    atypical
  • chronological
    arranged in order of time
  • triumph
    a great victory or achievement.
  • lapse
    length of time
  • proud
    pleased with yourself or someone else
  • narrative
    The telling of a story or an account of an event or series of events.
  • immense
    huge
  • unique
    one of a kind
  • merciless
    showing no mercy or pity
  • bounding
    fast walking with purpose
    hard
  • autobiography
    An account of a person's life written by that person
  • ambition
    a strong drive for success
  • seared
    intense heat.
    burn or scorch the surface of (something) with a sudden
  • dialogue
    Conversation between characters
  • memoir
    an account of the author's personal experiences
  • illuminated
    lit up
  • inspected
    looked at something closely and carefully
  • elaborate
    To explain in greater detail
  • agony
    extreme pain
  • impression
    a feeling or understanding resulting from an experience
  • unpleasant
    not enjoyable
  • skim
    read or glance through quickly; touch lightly in passing; brush; remove from the surface of a liquid
  • nonfiction
    writing that tells about real people
    places
    and events
  • fiction
    A story that is not true or is made up
  • vividly
    clearly
  • corridor
    hallway
  • strutting
    expecting to impress others
    chest out
    walking with head up high
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