Multiple choice

Directions: Choose the word or phrase which is SIMILAR in meaning to the key word.

Mitigate

  1. To enhance

  2. To lessen

  3. To increase

  4. To strengthen
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Mitigate means to make less severe, serious, or painful - to lessen the impact of something. 'To lessen' is the correct answer. The other options are all antonyms: enhance, increase, and strengthen all mean to make something more intense or powerful, which is the opposite of mitigate.

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