WAEC - English Language (2016 - No. 6)
In each of the following sentence, there is one underlined word and one gap. from the list of words lettered A to D, choose the one that is most nearly opposite in meaning in the underlined word and that will at the same time, correctly fill the gap in the sentence.
Good qualities alleviate poverty whereas bad ones...it.
Good qualities alleviate poverty whereas bad ones...it.
Prolong
Activate
aggravate
Provoke
Spiegazione
Alleviate; make (suffering, deficiency, or a problem) less severe.
aggravate; make (a problem, injury, or offence) worse or more serious.