Choose the word that best completes the sentence: The rapid expansion of solar and wind generation has helped ______ Jordan's dependence on imported hydrocarbons.
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: D. mitigate
- Step 1: Analyze context: Transitioning to clean local energy reduces or lessens reliance on expensive imported fossil fuels.
- Step 2: Define 'mitigate': To make less severe, serious, or painful; to lessen.
- Step 3: Select 'mitigate'.
Answer
mitigate.
Why not the others: 'amplify' means to increase; 'exacerbate' means to worsen; 'perpetuate' means to prolong indefinitely.
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