In each of the following sentence, there is one underlined word and one gap. from...
ENGLISH
WAEC 2016
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 qualitiesalleviate poverty whereas bad ones...it.
- A. Prolong
- B. Activate
- C. aggravate
- D. Provoke
Correct Answer: C. aggravate
Explanation
Alleviate; make (suffering, deficiency, or a problem) less severe.
aggravate; make (a problem, injury, or offence) worse or more serious.
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