Lacking
Lacking adjective - Not coming up to an expected measure or meeting a particular need.
Works
Works noun - Performance of moral or religious acts.
Both words in one sentence
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Albino Joker works out to be an evil counterpart to the normal Joker Undead—lacking any of Hajime's woobish tendencies.
Source: Series / Kamen Rider Blade - Especially his backbone-lacking teenage/young adult self in "Ego Trip", who works for Mandark designing cubicles in the future.
Source: Butt Monkey / Western Animation -
Leonard Nimoy tries to see if the "Vulcan nerve pinch" actually works but tries it on Bender, a robot and thus lacking nerves, who doesn't even flinch.
Source: Pressure Point
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