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2.  quietly and steadily persevering especially in detail or exactness  Adj  Someone who is diligent works hard and carefully. If you want to write the epic history of your family, you'll have to be very diligent in tracking down and interviewing all of your relatives.

3.  To cause mistrust so that one is being held in low esteem  Verb  Discredit means to cause mistrust or cast the accuracy of something into doubt. If you say that schooling is important to you, but you never study, your actions discredit you and your words.

4.  lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike  Noun, Verb  If you feel that something isn't worthy of your consideration, you may disdain it (or treat it with disdain).

5.  tending to move apart in different directions  Adj  Something divergent is moving away from what is expected. Two divergent paths are moving in opposite directions — away from each other.

6.  understanding and entering into another's feelings  Noun  Use empathy if you're looking for a noun meaning "the ability to identify with another's feelings."

7.  strive to equal or match, especially by imitating  Verb  When you emulate someone, you imitate them, especially with the idea of matching their success.

8.  Causing debilitation  adj  What do a visit to the gym, a pile of homework and an emotional breakdown all have in common? They're enervating: in other words, they completely drain you of physical and emotional energy.

9.  anything short-lived, as an insect that lives only for a day in its winged form  Noun or Adjective  Something that is fleeting or short-lived is ephemeral, like a fly that lives for one day or text messages flitting from cellphone to cellphone.

10.  tending to vanish like vapor  Adj  A beautiful sunset, a rainbow, a wonderful dream right before your alarm clock goes off — all of these could be described as evanescent, which means “fleeting” or “temporary.”.

11.  worthy of imitation  Adj  Exemplary people excel at what they do and are excellent examples to others. Something exemplary is so good that it is an example for others to follow.