| A | B | 
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| Affluent | adj. having an abundance of wealth | 
| Unscrupulous | adjective, conscienceless, unprincipled | 
| Congenital | adjective, of or pertaining to a condition present at birth | 
| Oscillating | verb, to cause to move to and fro (like a pendulum) | 
| Garrulous | adjective, chatty, wordy, excessively talkative in a rambling manner (especially about trivial matters) | 
| Veracity | noun, truth, accuracy of a statement | 
| Obstinate | adjective, firmly or stubbornly adhering to one’s purpose of opinion | 
| Contrite | adj, filled with a sense of guilt, sincere remorse | 
| Coup d’etat | noun, decisive political action, especially resulting in the change of a government illegally or by force | 
| Trepidation | noun, tremulous fear, alarm, or agitation | 
| abhor | verb, to hate, detest intensely | 
| austere | adjective, severe  in manner or appearance; forbidding, serious | 
| morose | adjective, sulky, gloomily or sullenly ill-humored; grumpy | 
| unabashedly | adverb, without shame or embarrassment | 
| indignation | noun, strong displeasure at at something considered unjust | 
| periphery | at the edge, the external boundary of a surface, area, or issue |