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intended to teach, overly moralistic, preachy
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didactic
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to explain or make clear
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elucidate
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understood by an elite few; obscure
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esoteric
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to instruct in or impart certain ideals or ideology
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indoctrinate
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overly concerned with book learning or formal rules
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pedantic
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an expert on or a critic of a certain topic
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pundit
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the art or profession of teaching
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pedagogy
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to inspire or influence thoroughly; to dye or stain
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imbue
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possessing great knowledge or scholarship
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erudite
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to instruct for intellectual, spiritual, or moral improvement
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edify
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protection; sponsorship; guidance
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aegis
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something done to make up for a wrong; compensation
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amends
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peacemaking; appeasing; intended to overcome distrust, animosity, or conflict
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conciliatory
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tending to cause or bring about; favorable to
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conducive
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to free from difficulty or entanglement
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extricate
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to annoy with repeated and insistent requests
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importune
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to help opposing sides reach an agreement
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mediate
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to make less severe; to soften, lessen, or moderate
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mitigate
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to support or sponsor, or to treat as inferior
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patronize
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to restore something to an earlier condition by repairing or remodeling
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renovate
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