Multiple choice

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

Alleviate

  1. Transpose

  2. Exacerbate

  3. Fortify

  4. Rectify

  5. Proliferate
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Alleviate means to make something less severe, painful, or burdensome - to relieve. Exacerbate means to make worse, more severe, or more intense - directly opposite in effect. The other options describe different actions not specifically about making conditions worse.

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