Vocab #15

aegis

(a) sponsorship (b) protection

Amends

Compensation giving as satisfaction for insult, loss, or inury(a) to make up for (b) to improve a situation

concillatory

tending to win over or sooth; attempting to overcome distrust or anger

conducive

tending, cause, promote, or help bring about

Extricate

to free or release from an entanglement or difficulty; dissengage

Foster

to promote the development or growth of; cultivate

Importune

to press with repeated and insistent request; beg urgently

Mediate

to help the opposing sides in a dispute come to an agreement by hearing thier arguments and proposing a compromise

Mitigate

to make less severe or intense; moderate

Rectify

to set right; remedy