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12 - lesson 15
Help and Improvement
| term | definition |
|---|---|
| foster | to promote the development of |
| importune | to press with insistent requests |
| rectify | to remedy; correct by adjustments |
| conducive | tending to cause or help bring about; favorable |
| amends | compensation for loss or insult |
| mitigate | to make less severe or intense; moderate |
| conciliatory | tending to win over or soothe |
| aegis | sponsorship or protection |
| mediate | to help the opposing sides in a dispute come to an agreement |
| extricate | to release from entqanglement |