Vocabulary for Descriptive Terms

intensify, increase, or further improve the quality, value, or extent of

• enhance

• diminish

• neglect

• reduce

match or surpass (a person or achievement), typically by imitation

• emulate

• exceed

• imitate

• replicate

showing a feeling of patronizing superiority

• arrogant

• humble

• condescending

• submissive

the act of converging and especially moving toward union or uniformity

• convergence

• divergence

• segregation

• isolation

a person who conforms to accepted behavior or established practices

• nonconformist

• rebel

• conformist

• innovator

having or showing care and conscientiousness in one's work or duties

• diligent

• negligent

• careless

• indifferent

a temporary departure from the main subject in speech or writing

• digression

• convergence

• digress

• distraction

the ability to understand and share the feelings of another

• sympathy

• empathy

• apathy

• indifference

causing one to feel drained of energy or vitality

• enervating

• invigorating

• stimulating

• energizing

tending to be different or develop in different directions

• convergent

• divergent

• uniform

• similar