Daily English 2020.10.10
今日の単語。
1. mitigate(軽蔑する)
= The government has tried to mitigate poverty by increasing expenditure on social welfare.
2. jeoparadize(危険にさせる、危うくする)
= The scandal has jeoparadized his future as a politician.
3. corroborate(裏付ける、確証する)
= The new evidence corroborates the defendal's testimony.
4. defuse(和らげる)
= His humor defused the tension.
5. ebb(薄らぐ、衰退する)
= I feel my energy ebbing.
6. meander(曲がりくねっている)
= The rive meanders through the village.
7. modulate(調子を変える)
= She modulated her voice to emphasize the point.
8. permeate(浸透する、広がる)
= Economic pessimism permeates our society.