Answers
abbreviate - Answer: shorten, abridge
abstinence - Answer: act of refraining from
adulation - Answer: high praise
adversity - Answer: misfortune
aesthetic - Answer: pertaining to beauty
amicable - Answer: agreeable
anachronistic - Answer: out-of-date
anecdote - Answer: short account of event
anonymous - Answer: nameless
antagonist - Answer: opponent
arid - Answer: extremely dry
assiduous - Answer: hard-working
asylum - Answer: sanctuary
, benevolent - Answer: friendly, helpful
camaraderie - Answer: trust among friends
censure - Answer: to criticize harshly
circuitous - Answer: indirect, roundabout
clairvoyant - Answer: able to see the future
collaborate - Answer: to work together
compassion - Answer: sympathy, mercy
compromise - Answer: to settle differences
condescending - Answer: patronizing
conditional - Answer: provisional, contingent
conformist - Answer: follower of customs
congregation - Answer: crowd of people
convergence - Answer: joining of parts
deleterious - Answer: harmful