Vocabulary Lesson 8: Help and Improvement

Patronize (verb)

(Short Definition: to treat as inferior)

Conciliatory (adjective)

Peacemaking; appeasing; intended to overcome distrust, animosity, or conflict. (Short Definition: appeasing; peacemaking)

Conducive (adjective)

Tending to cause or bring about; favorable to. (Short Definition: tending to cause or bring about)

Aegis (noun)

Protection; sponsorship; guidance (Short Definition: protection; guidance)

Amends (noun)

Something done to make up for a wrong, an injury, or a mistake; compensation. (Short Definition: compensation for a wrong)

Importune (verb)

To annoy with repeated and insistent requests; to ask for urgently or repeatedly. (Short Definition: to annoy with repeated requests)

Extricate (verb)

To free from difficulty or entanglement. (Short Definition: to release from entanglement)

Mediate (verb)

To help opposing sides reach an agreement; to intervene in a conflict in order to improve the situation. (Short Definition: to help sides agree)

Mitigate (verb)

To make less severe; to soften, lessen, or moderate. (Short Definition: to make less severe)

Renovate (verb)

To restore something to an earlier condition, by repairing or remodeling. (Short Definition: to restore)