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Avid Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Compromise | Settle Differences |
| Condescending | Patronizing |
| Conditional | Provisional |
| Conformist | Follow of Customs |
| Congregation | Crowds of people |
| Convergence | Joining of parts |
| Deleterious | Harmful |
| Demagogue | Rabble |
| Digression | Straying from main point |
| Diligent | Hard |
| Discredit | Dishonor , Disgrace |
| Disdain | To regard with scorn |
| Divergent | Variant , moving apart |
| Empathy | Sharing of feelings |
| Emulate | Follow an example |
| Enervating | Tiring or weakening |
| Enhance | Improve |
| Ephemeral | Momentary |
| Evanescent | Short |
| Exasperation | Irritation |
| Exemplary | Outstanding |
| Abbreviate | Shorten, abridge |
| Abstinence | Act of refraining from |
| Adulation | High Praise |
| Adversity | Misfortune |
| Aesthetic | Pertaining of beauty |
| Amicable | Agreeable |
| Anachronistic | Out of date |
| Anecdote | Short account of event |
| Anonymous | Nameless |
| Antagonist | Opponents |
| Arid | Extremely Dry |
| Assiduous | Hardworking |
| Asylum | Sanctuary |
| Benevolent | Friendly, helpful |
| Camaraderie | Trust among friends |
| Censure | To criticize harshly |
| Circuitous | Indirect, roundabout |
| Clairvoyant | Able to see the future |
| Collaborate | To work together |
| Compassion | Sympathy , Mercy |