Multiple choice

Directions: Choose the word or phrase which is most nearly opposite in meaning to the stem word.

MITIGATE

  1. exacerbate

  2. preponderate

  3. accelerate

  4. elevate

  5. extrapolate
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Explanation

Mitigate means to make less severe, serious, or painful - to reduce or alleviate. Its direct opposite is exacerbate, meaning to make worse or more severe. Preponderate means to dominate, accelerate means to speed up, elevate means to raise, and extrapolate means to estimate.

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