Multiple choice softskills communication Assuage lessen hard complicate judicious Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself A Correct answer Explanation To assuage means to make an unpleasant feeling less intense or to satisfy an appetite. 'Lessen' is a direct synonym. 'Hard' and 'judicious' are adjectives that do not match the verb's meaning, and 'complicate' is closer to an antonym.