| A | B |
| duplicity (noun) | deceitfulness in speech |
| admonish (verb) | to caution or advise against |
| acrimonious (Adj) | caustic, stinging, or bitter in behavior |
| tolerate (verb) | to allow the existence, presence and practice |
| rampant (adj) | violent, furious, growing, in full sway |
| pernicious (adj) | causing insidious harm or ruin; hurtful |
| flagrant (adj) | shockingly noticeable; evident; notorious |
| inexorable (adj) | unyielding, unalterable, unaffectable |
| ethics (noun) | system of moral principles, rules of conduct |
| distraught (adj) | distracted, deeply agonized |
| culprit (noun) | person responsible for offense |
| construe (verb) | to explain or interpret |
| concur (verb) | to agree or cooperate |
| duress (noun) | compulsion by threat or force |
| elicit (verb) | to draw or bring out |
| clandestine (adj) | having screcy or concealment |
| impunity (n) | exemption from punishment; immunity |
| paucity (noun) | smallness of quantity; scarcity |
| inane (adj) | lacking sense, significance, or ideas; silly; empty |
| egregious | extraordinary in a bad way |