Correct Option: A

poverty (Noun) : the state of being poor
affluence(Noun) : prosperity ; the state of being wealthy/rich
influence (Noun) : the effect that somebody/something has on the way a person thinks or behaves or on the way that something works/develops
neglect (Noun) : to fail to take care of ; not to give enough attention
semblance (Noun) : a situation in which something seems to exist although this may not, in fact, be the case