The state of separate elements joining or coming together

Harmful, Destructive, Detrimental

Leader, rabble-rouser, usually appealing to emotion or prejudice

The act of turning aside, straying from the main point, especially in speech or argument

To regard with scorn or contempt

Identification with the feelings of others

Quickly fading, short-lived, especially an image

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ACT Vocab. 2

AP Eng. & Comp.

Term	Definition
Convergence	The state of separate elements joining or coming together
Deleterious	Harmful, Destructive, Detrimental
Demagogue	Leader, rabble-rouser, usually appealing to emotion or prejudice
Digression	The act of turning aside, straying from the main point, especially in speech or argument
Diligent	Careful and hard-working
Disdain	To regard with scorn or contempt
Empathy	Identification with the feelings of others
Emulate	To imitate, follow an example
Ephemeral	Momentary, Transient, Fleeting
Evanescent	Quickly fading, short-lived, especially an image