| 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 |