Question

compassion
disdain
divergent
empathy
emulate
enervating
ephemeral
evanescent
exemplary
extenuating
florid

1. something that makes the situation not as bad
2. going in different directions
3. following someone elses example
4. to regret with scorn
5. outstanding
6. not lasting long
7. sympathy
8. feeling someone elses feeling
9. tiring
10. fleeting, temporary
11. complicated, ornate

Explanation:

Match each word on the left - hand side with its corresponding definition on the right - hand side.
Compassion means sympathy, so it matches 7. Disdain means to regret with scorn, so it matches 4. Divergent means going in different directions, so it matches 2. Empathy means feeling someone else's feeling, so it matches 8. Emulate means following someone else's example, so it matches 3. Enervating means tiring, so it matches 9. Ephemeral means not lasting long, so it matches 6. Evanescent means fleeting, temporary, so it matches 10. Exemplary means outstanding, so it matches 5. Extenuating means something that makes the situation not as bad, so it matches 1. Florid means complicated, ornate, so it matches 11.

Answer:

Compassion - 7. sympathy
Disdain - 4. to regret with scorn
Divergent - 2. going in different directions
Empathy - 8. feeling someone else's feeling
Emulate - 3. following someone else's example
Enervating - 9. tiring
Ephemeral - 6. not lasting long
Evanescent - 10. fleeting, temporary
Exemplary - 5. outstanding
Extenuating - 1. something that makes the situation not as bad
Florid - 11. complicated, ornate