Commiserate- feel sympathy

Sharecropper- a tenant farmer who gives a share of his crop as rent

Domestic- relating to running a home

Compromised- settle a dispute by mutual concession

Speculating- to form a theory without concrete evidence

Cohesive- forming a united whole

Imperative- important

Impose- force something to be accepted

Contemporary- belonging in the present

Dilemma- difficult situation

Admiration- respect

Intellectual- intelligent

Interracial- involving different races

Elusive- difficult to find, catch, achieve

Exclusive- restricted to a certain group

Humanistic-relating to human affairs, welfare, nature

Circumscribe- restrict within limits, draw a figure touching another at certain points but not cutting it off

Militant-aggressive in support of a political or social cause, typically favoring violence

Simultaneously- at the same time

Thorough- complete with focus on detail

Muted- quiet, soft

Corrective- correct or counteract something else (often harmful)