Shared Flashcard Set

Details

Vocab Gold Lesson 8
Vocab Gold Lesson 8
9
English
12th Grade
03/04/2010
Click here to study/print these flashcards.

Create your own flash cards! Sign up here.

Additional English Flashcards

 

 

Cards

Term
aegis (n)
 Definition
protection, guidance, sponsorship
Term
amends (n)
 Definition
something done to make up for a wrong
Term
conciliatory (adj)
 Definition
peacemaking
Term
conducive (adj)
 Definition
tending to cause
Term
extricate (v)
 Definition
to free from difficulty or entanglement
Term
importune (v)
 Definition
to annoy with increasing demands
Term
mediate (v)
 Definition
to help opposing sides to reach agreement
Term
mitigate (v)
 Definition
to make less severe
Term
patronize (v)
 Definition
1. to sponsor
2. to go as a customer
3. to treat as inferior
Supporting users have an ad free experience!