To make less harsh or intensive, to alleviate.

To make less harsh or intensive, to alleviate.

• A. Mitigate
• B. Alleviate
• C. Relieve
• D. Exacerbate

Answer: (A)

The feature being tested is choosing a word that means reducing how severe or intense something is. Mitigate fits best because it means to lessen the severity, impact, or danger of a problem or situation—exactly what “to make less harsh or intensive” describes. Alleviate and relieve focus more on easing pain or discomfort, often in a narrower sense, while exacerbate means to make something worse. So the move to mitigate correctly captures reducing overall risk or severity. For example, implementing safety measures mitigates fire risk by lowering the potential harm.

The feature being tested is choosing a word that means reducing how severe or intense something is. Mitigate fits best because it means to lessen the severity, impact, or danger of a problem or situation—exactly what “to make less harsh or intensive” describes. Alleviate and relieve focus more on easing pain or discomfort, often in a narrower sense, while exacerbate means to make something worse. So the move to mitigate correctly captures reducing overall risk or severity. For example, implementing safety measures mitigates fire risk by lowering the potential harm.