Choose from options A to E the one that is MOST NEARLY OPPOSITE IN MEANING to the underlined word.
The recent policy of the Central Bank about introducing higher denominations of the Naira has NOT allayed our fears about inflation; it has them as we had expected.
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Aggravated
- assuaged
- mitigated
- nullified
- provoked
The correct answer is: A
Explanation
To "allay" means to put worries to rest, to ease. The opposite would be to "aggravate" which means to make a problem worse.