English · Vocabulary
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Supply the correct antonym for the underlined word:
What can be done to alleviate the situation?
- A
Aggravate
- B
Anticipate
- C
Clear
- D
Manipulate
The correct antonym for 'ALLEVIATE' is 'Aggravate.' Alleviate means to make something less severe or more bearable, while aggravate means to make something worse or more severe.
The other options do not provide antonyms for 'Alleviate' and are therefore incorrect.
This option is correct. To make a situation, condition, or problem worse or more severe; it can also mean to annoy or irritate someone persistently.
This option is incorrect. To expect or foresee something happening and prepare for it in advance; to look forward to something with excitement or to predict an event before it occurs.
This option is incorrect. Easily understood or free from confusion; transparent or unambiguous. It can also refer to something being free of obstruction or completely visible.
This option is incorrect. To control or influence someone or something, often in a skillful or sometimes deceptive way, in order to achieve a desired outcome. It can also refer to skillfully handling or using objects.
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