Speak Better English with Harry | Episode 434
Speak Better English with Harry
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The Difficult Verbs to Pronounce
When we exacerbate something, we make a problem or situation worse or even more severe. The company decided to augment their workforce by hiring more skilled employees or workers. And the second example, his lack of sleep only served to exacerbate his feeling of anxiety before the exam. So if it gets worse, okay, so to exacerbate something is to make the situation worse orEven more severe, exacerbate. We're on to number 11 and number 11 is ameliorate, ameliorating. For example, the new healthcare initiative aimed to ameliorated the living conditions of the less fortunate.
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