Choose the word most similar in meaning to ALLEVIATE.
- A. worsen
- B. relieve or make less severe
- C. postpone
- D. accuse
Explanation
To alleviate pain is to lessen it, and the word shares its root with elevate, the idea being to lift a burden. Aggravate and exacerbate are its opposites and are frequently offered as distractors. Medical passages use it constantly, which is why it appears so often in MDCAT English.