18.02.15

Question 1

inadvertent

Answer 1

not intentional:
All authors need to be wary of inadvertent copying of other people’s ideas.
Or impoverished persons who express happiness in
terms of emotion might inadvertently diminish
society’s will to fight poverty.

Question 2

diminish

Answer 2

C1 to reduce or be reduced in size or importance:
I don’t want to diminish her achievements, but she did have a lot of help.
These memories will not be diminished by time.
What he did has seriously diminished him in many people’s eyes.
We’ve seen our house diminish greatly/sharply/substantially in value over the last six months.
Or impoverished persons who express happiness in
terms of emotion might inadvertently diminish
society’s will to fight poverty.