| A | B |
| Introspective | ”Inclined to look inward and examine one's thoughts and feelings” |
| Métier | Work or activity for which one is particularly suited. |
| Penurious | Marked by extreme poverty. |
| Privation | ”An instance or condition of extreme hardship; a lack of comfort” |
| Sobriquet | A nickname. |
| Tantamount | ”Equivalent to; the same as” |
| Throes | ”Conditions of painful or difficult change |
| antithesis | ”The direct contrast of one thing with another; the exact opposite” |