Abate (v)

reduce in amount, degree etc... to lessen, to diminish

Abdicate (v)

give up a position

Aberration (n)

something unusual, different from the norm

Abhor (v)

to really hate

Abstain (v)

to refrain from doing something

Adversity (n)

hardship, misfortune

pertaining to beauty

Amicable (adj)

agreeable, friendly

Anachronistic (adj)

out of the context of time, out of date

Arid (adj)

very dry

Asylum (n)

sanctuary, place of safety

Benevolent (adj)

friendly, helpful, charitable

Bias (n)

a predujice towards something or against something

Boisterous (adj)

loud, rough, and noisy, noisily jolly or rowdy

Brazen (adj)

shameless and bold

Brusque (adj)

short, rude, abrupt in manner

Camaraderie (n)

togetherness, trust, group dynamic of trust

Canny (adj)

careful, cautious, prudent

Capacious (adj)

spacious, roomy, capable of holding much

Capitulate (v)

to surrender, give up resistance

Clairvoyant (Adj)

can predict the future

Collaborate (V)

to work together

Compassion (N)

sympathy

1.Compromise (N)

2. Compromise (V)

1. a settlement of differences

2. to settle by a compromise

1. Condescend (V)

2. Condescending (Adj)

1. to behave as if conscious of descending from a superior position, rank or dignity

2. patronizing, disdainful

Conditional (Adj)

depending on a condition or conditions; contingent upon something else

Conformist (N)

someone who follows the majority

1. Converge (V)

2. Convergence (N)

1. to tend to a common result or conclusion

2. an act or instance of converging

Deleterious (Adj)

harmful

Demogogue (N)

rabble-rousing leader

Digress(v)

to wander from the main topic or purpose in speaking or writing

Diligent (adj)

hardworking; dedicated

Discredit (v)

dishonor someone, prove something untrue

1. Disdain (v)

2. Disdain (N)

1. to regard with scorn

2. a feeling of contempt for anything regarded as unworthy

Divergent (adj)

moving apart, going in different directions

Empathy (N)

direct identification with understanding of vicarious experience of a person's personal situation, feelings and emotions

Emulate (v)

to follow someone else's example

1. Enervating (adj)

2. Enervate (v)

1. tiring

2. to tire, to weaken

Ephemeral (adj)

fleeting, temporary

Evanescant (adj)

1. vanishing, or likely to vanish

2. transitory, not lasting