Choose the word which is most nearly the OPPOSITE in meaning to the word.
Palliate

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Hesitate

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Wait

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Aggravate

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Solution

The correct option is C Aggravate
Antonyms are words that have contrasting, or opposite, meanings.

Choice D is correct. Palliate means 'ease or relieve' the opposite being aggravate meaning 'make something worse’. For example: Wars can only aggravate the an already bad situation. Choice A means feeling sorry'. Choice B means ‘pause’. Choice C means 'hold back'. Choice A, B, and C are wrong.

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