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Choose the word that best completes the analogy: AMELIORATE is to IMPROVE as EXACERBATE is to .

1. EASE
2. EXPLAIN
3. EXAGGERATE
4. WORSEN

Answer

D. WORSEN

Solution

AMELIORATE means to IMPROVE, just as EXACERBATE means to WORSEN.

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