1. Didactic
(adj.) a – intended to teach; b – overly moralistic; preachy

2. Edify
(v.) to instruct for intellectual, moral, or spiritual improvement
edification – noun

3. Elucidate (v.) to explain or make clear elucidation – noun
lucere – “to shine”

4. Erudite (adj.) possessing great knowledge and scholarship
erudition – noun

5. Esoteric
(adj.) understood only by an elite, scholarly, or exclusive group; obscure
esoterica – noun

6. Imbue
(v.) a – to inspire or influence thoroughly; b – to stain or dye thoroughly

7. Indoctrinate
(v.) to instruct in or impart certain principles or ideology
indoctrination – noun

8. Pedagogy
(n.) a - the art or profession of teaching; b – the body of knowledge related to education and teaching
pedagogical – adjective
Pedagogue - noun
paido – “boy”

9. Pedantic
(adj.) overly concerned with or narrowly focused on book learning or formal rules
pedantry – noun

10. Pundit
(n.) a – a person of great learning about a particular topic; an expert; b – a source of opinion; a critic

11. Aegis
(n.) protection; sponsorship; guidance

12. Amends
(n.) something done to make up for a wrong, and injury, or a mistake; compensation
ex – “out of”

13. Conciliatory
(adj.) peacemaking; appeasing; intended to overcome distrust, animosity, or conflict
conciliate - verb
conciliator – noun

14. Conducive
(adj.) tending to cause or bring about; favorable to

15. Extricate (v.) to free from difficulty or entanglement
extrication – noun

16. Importune
(v.) to annoy with repeated and insistent requests; to ask for urgently or repeatedly
importunate – adjective

17. Mediate
(v.) to help opposing sides reach an agreement; to intervene in a conflict in order to improve the situation
mediator/mediation – noun

18. Mitigate (v.) to make less severe; to soften, lessen, or moderate
mitigation – noun

19. Patronize
(v.) a – to support or sponsor; b – to go as a customer; to shop at regularly; c – to treat as inferior
patron/patronage – noun
pater – “father”

20. Renovate
(v.) to restore something to an earlier condition, by repairing or remodeling
renovation – noun
novare – “to make new”