Multiple choice

Directions: Choose the word from the options which is opposite in meaning to the given word.

Assuage

  1. Exasperate

  2. Weaken

  3. Lessen

  4. Relieve
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Explanation

Assuage means to soothe, calm, relieve, or lessen something like pain, anger, or anxiety. The opposite would be to make something worse or increase it. 'Exasperate' means to irritate or annoy intensely, which is the opposite of soothing.

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