The new policy was intended to ___ tensions between the two communities, not to increase them.
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: D. alleviate
- Step 1: The sentence says the policy should not increase tensions, so it should reduce them.
- Step 2: Alleviate means to make less severe.
Answer
alleviate.
Why not the others: Aggravate, provoke and intensify all mean to make worse.
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