Daily English 2020.10.12

今日の単語。

1. emancipate（解放する、自由にする）

= In the US, slaves were officially emancipated in 1863. 

2. snub（冷たくあしらう、無視する）

= She felt snubbed because he had left so quickly.

3. discern（見分ける、見抜く）

= The Hubble Space Telescope can discern the inner workings of a galaxy 200 million light years away.

4. scrutinize（綿密に調べる）

= You should scrutinize the contract before signing it.

5. embolden（勇気づける）

= Her words emboldened him.

6. extricate（救い出す）

= It took two hours to extricate the driver from the car.

7. purify（浄化する）

= Plants purify the air by filtering pollutions.

8. unearth（発掘する）

= The tomb of Tutankhamen was unearthed in 1922.