| A | B |
| Mercenary (adj) | Acting or working for self-gain only |
| Mercenary (n) | A hired soldier |
| Negligent (adj) | Marked by carelessness or indifference; failing to do what should be done |
| Oblivion (n) | Forgetfulness, disregard; a state of being forgotten; an amnesty, general pardon |
| Opus (n) | An impressive piece of work (especially a musical composition or other work of art) |
| Pallid (adj) | Pale, lacking color; weak and lifeless |
| Parable (n) | A short narrative designed to teach a moral lesson |
| Rational (adj) | Based on reasoning; able to make use of reason; sensible, reasonable |
| Reciprocal (adj) | Shared; involving give-and-take between two persons or things; working in both directions; (math) a number that, when multiplied by another number, gives 1 |
| Stricture (n) | A limitation or restriction; a criticism; (medicine) a narrow of a passage in the body |
| Veneer (n) | A thin outer layer; the surface appearance or decoration |
| Veneer (v) | To cover with a thin layer |