| A | B | 
| mercenary | doing only for money | 
| nocturnal | relating to the night | 
| null | having no importance | 
| paragon | model of excellence | 
| raucous | boisterous; loud and hoarse | 
| reprobate | one morally unprincipled | 
| sovereignty | authority to rule | 
| toddle | to walk in short unsteady steps | 
| unrivaled | without an equal | 
| abide | to wait for | 
| arbitrary | determined by impulse; accidental | 
| blunder | to make a serious mistake | 
| contemptible | thought not as important as oneself | 
| dabble | to undertake something without seriousness | 
| explicit | clearly expressed and understood |