| A | B |
| abyss | a deep or bottomless pit |
| befall | to happen, occur; to happen to |
| crucial | of supreme importance, decisive, critical |
| dregs | the last remaining part; the part of least worth |
| embody | to give form to |
| embody | to incorporate, include |
| embody | to personify |
| exasperate | to irritate, annoy or anger |
| fiasco | the complete collapse or failure of a project |
| garnish | to adorn or decorate, especially food |
| garnish | an ornament or decoration, especially for food |
| heritage | an inheritance; a birthright |
| inert | lifeless, unable to move or act |
| inert | slow, inactive |
| mercenary | acting or working for self-gain only |
| mercenary | a hired soldier, a soldier of fortune |
| negligent | marked by carelessness or indifference |
| negligent | failing to do what should be done |
| oblivion | forgetfulness, disregard |
| oblivion | a state of being forgotten |
| oblivion | an amnesty, general pardon |
| opus | an impressive piece of work, especially a musical composition or other work of art |
| pallid | pale, lacking color |
| pallid | weak and lifeless |
| parable | a short narrative designed to teach a moral lesson |
| rational | based on reasoning |
| rational | able to make use of reason |
| rational | sensible; reasonable |
| reciprocal | shared, involving give-and-take between two persons or things |
| reciprocal | working in both directions |
| reciprocal | (math) a number that, when multiplied by another number, gives 1 |
| stricture | a limitation or restriction |
| stricture | a criticism |
| stricture | (medicine) a narrowing of a passage in the body |
| veneer | a thin outer layer |
| veneer | a surface appearance or decoration |
| veneer | to cover with a thin layer |